Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5462 GPI, in 1996.
Senegal ranks 83rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5462 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.5509 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5802 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5839 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6082 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6121 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5935 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6333 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6638 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6683 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6734 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8048 GPI | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8177 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8449 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8679 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5653 GPI | 0.5462 GPI | 0.5839 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6361 GPI | 0.5935 GPI | 0.6734 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8746 GPI | 0.8048 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Senegal was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5462 GPI in 1996.
- How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 83rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.