Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 21.3% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 147th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +48.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.5% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 144 Panama 22.2% compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.9% compare
- 146 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.7% compare
- 148 Lesotho 20.6% compare
- 149 Angola 16.7% compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 16.6% 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal was 21.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 147th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release