Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.7471 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7471 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
155th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.04 modelled data
in 2001
All-time low
0.7471 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal stood at 0.7471 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal peaked at 1.04 modelled data in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7471 modelled data, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 155th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.04 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9787 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9532 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9272 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9076 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8975 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8904 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8835 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8853 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8862 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8854 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8801 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8709 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8663 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8602 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8418 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8243 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8099 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7994 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7806 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7578 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7471 modelled data | -1.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7471 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7471 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9831 modelled data | 0.8975 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.875 modelled data | 0.8418 modelled data | 0.8904 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7865 modelled data | 0.7471 modelled data | 0.8243 modelled data | 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Senegal was 0.7471 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 modelled data in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7471 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Senegal ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release