Net intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal
Senegal: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 42.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal is 42.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal peaked at 42.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 108th out of 118 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38.2% | — |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -51.9% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +29.9% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 17.1% | 27.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 33.1% | 42.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Senegal was 42.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Senegal ranks 108th out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. 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 Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.