Gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Senegal
Senegal: Gross graduation ratio, primary, total was 37.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Senegal, 2004–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Senegal is 37.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Senegal peaked at 50.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 109th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 25.6% | 44.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 23.2% | 50.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Senegal?
- Gross graduation ratio, primary, total in Senegal was 37.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio, primary, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio, primary, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for gross graduation ratio, primary, total?
- Senegal ranks 109th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross graduation ratio, primary, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gross graduation ratio, primary, total (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate is the percentage of students completing the last year of primary school. The rate based on completers is calculated by taking the total number of completers in the last grade of primary school divided by the total number of children of official graduation age.