Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9292 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal stood at 0.9292 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9292 GPIA, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 96th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9873 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9828 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9771 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9757 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9791 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9747 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9714 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9689 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9677 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9556 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9451 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.936 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9292 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9828 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9467 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal was 0.9292 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9292 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Senegal ranks 96th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release