Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal

Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 60.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60.6%
World rank
190th
of 193 countries
All-time high
65.9%
in 2014
All-time low
30.4%
in 1971
Years of data
32
1971–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal, 1971–2019

02040601971199520191971: 30.4 %1972: 30.6 %1978: 32.9 %1979: 33.2 %1980: 34 %1981: 35.3 %1982: 36.8 %1983: 38.6 %1984: 39.7 %1985: 40.5 %1986: 42.2 %1988: 42.9 %1989: 42.9 %1990: 42.8 %1992: 42.2 %1996: 42.7 %1997: 44.4 %1998: 45.6 %1999: 45.6 %2000: 46.7 %2001: 47.3 %2002: 48.3 %2004: 51.9 %2005: 53.5 %2006: 54 %2008: 58.5 %2010: 60.3 %2011: 62.7 %2012: 64.6 %2013: 64.6 %2014: 65.9 %2019: 60.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal is 60.6%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal peaked at 65.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1971.

That places Senegal 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Senegal, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 30.4%
1972 30.6% +0.7%
1978 32.9% +7.3%
1979 33.2% +1.1%
1980 34.0% +2.2%
1981 35.3% +3.8%
1982 36.8% +4.4%
1983 38.6% +5.0%
1984 39.7% +2.7%
1985 40.5% +2.1%
1986 42.2% +4.1%
1988 42.9% +1.8%
1989 42.9% -0.2%
1990 42.8% -0.2%
1992 42.2% -1.4%
1996 42.7% +1.2%
1997 44.4% +3.9%
1998 45.6% +2.7%
1999 45.6% -0.0%
2000 46.7% +2.5%
2001 47.3% +1.3%
2002 48.3% +2.0%
2004 51.9% +7.4%
2005 53.5% +3.2%
2006 54.0% +0.9%
2008 58.5% +8.4%
2010 60.3% +3.1%
2011 62.7% +4.0%
2012 64.6% +3.0%
2013 64.6% +0.0%
2014 65.9% +1.9%
2019 60.6% -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31.8% 30.4% 33.2% 4
1980s 39.2% 34.0% 42.9% 9
1990s 43.9% 42.2% 45.6% 6
2000s 51.5% 46.7% 58.5% 7
2010s 63.1% 60.3% 65.9% 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 187 Djibouti 62.8% compare
  2. 188 Guinea-Bissau 62.8% compare
  3. 189 Eritrea 61.4% compare
  4. 191 Equatorial Guinea 58.3% compare
  5. 192 Niger 55.6% compare
  6. 193 Somalia 20.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Senegal was 60.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1971.
How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Senegal ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.