Primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.127 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal is 0.127 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.1346 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0569 units per person, in 1972.
That places Senegal 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0571 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0569 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.058 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0592 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0597 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0588 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0636 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0622 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.065 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0672 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.07 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0735 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0784 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0821 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0848 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0849 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0863 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0881 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0877 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0885 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0892 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0888 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.088 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0897 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.091 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0966 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1028 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.108 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1063 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1111 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1136 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1144 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1201 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.126 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1285 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1281 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1336 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1343 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1339 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1341 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1332 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.134 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1317 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1334 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1322 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1328 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1346 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1318 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1301 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1295 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.127 units per person | -1.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.127 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1298 units per person, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.127 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1509 units per person, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.06 units per person | 0.0569 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0803 units per person | 0.0672 units per person | 0.0881 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0949 units per person | 0.088 units per person | 0.108 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1244 units per person | 0.1111 units per person | 0.1343 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1331 units per person | 0.1317 units per person | 0.1341 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1306 units per person | 0.127 units per person | 0.1346 units per person | 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Senegal was 0.127 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1346 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0569 units per person in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.