Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female was 100.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Senegal, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 100.2% for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 105.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 105th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.6% | — |
| 1972 | 30.0% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 32.2% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 36.0% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 45.3% | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 67.8% | +40.3% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 102.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 101.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 105.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 104.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 103.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 102.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 102.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 104.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2% | 28.6% | 33.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 34.0% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 44.6% | 71.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 78.2% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.7% | 99.9% | 105.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 102 Korea 100.5% compare
- 103 Canada 100.4% compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 100.4% compare
- 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 100.1% compare
- 107 Mongolia 99.9% compare
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 99.9% compare
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 intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Senegal?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female in Senegal was 100.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 105th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 38 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.