Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.21 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.21 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6443 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal is 1.21 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6443 GPIA, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6443 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6539 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6584 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7345 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7447 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7436 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6708 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6705 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6751 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6752 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6739 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6708 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6754 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6779 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6833 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6866 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6952 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7036 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7163 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.727 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7328 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7443 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7486 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7491 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7591 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7909 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8114 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8324 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8202 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8628 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8832 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9031 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9184 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9479 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9626 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9852 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6884 GPIA | 0.6443 GPIA | 0.7447 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6858 GPIA | 0.6708 GPIA | 0.7163 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7716 GPIA | 0.727 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.8628 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.21 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6443 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release