Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 64.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal stood at 64.7%.
That represents a change of up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 68.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 185th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.3% | — |
| 1972 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 31.7% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 35.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 24.3% | 27.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 27.8% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.9% | 40.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 42.6% | 57.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 60.2% | 68.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Senegal was 64.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.