Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal
Senegal: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 1.29 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.29 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3907 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
27
1973–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal stood at 1.29 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3907 GPIA, in 1973.
Senegal ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3907 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.5278 GPIA | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5067 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5947 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6098 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.657 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6759 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6804 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7318 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7423 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7922 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7594 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.775 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7838 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8084 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8566 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8569 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9176 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9278 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3907 GPIA | 0.3907 GPIA | 0.3907 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5598 GPIA | 0.5067 GPIA | 0.6098 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7406 GPIA | 0.657 GPIA | 0.8084 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9668 GPIA | 0.8566 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 2 Lesotho 1.35 GPIA compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 1.32 GPIA compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 1.29 GPIA compare
- 6 Gambia 1.25 GPIA compare
- 7 Bangladesh 1.25 GPIA compare
- 8 Comoros 1.23 GPIA 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 to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Senegal was 1.29 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3907 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Senegal rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release