Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 21.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal stood at 21.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 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, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 159th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +92.2% |
| 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 | 5.5% | 1.8% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal was 21.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, 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 volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release