Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Senegal
Senegal: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 85.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 85.33 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Senegal peaked at 86.57 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36.6, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 195th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.67 | — |
| 1972 | 36.6 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.28 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 37.99 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 38.18 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 37.36 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 40.04 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 38.74 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 39.94 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 40.81 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 42.03 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 43.63 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 46.02 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 47.67 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 48.88 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 50.49 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 51.04 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 51.88 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 51.53 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 51.94 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 52.4 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 52.26 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 51.88 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 53.12 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 54.18 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 57.84 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 62 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 65.54 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 64.97 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 68.49 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 70.57 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 71.61 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 75.92 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 78.72 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 80.67 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 80.5 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.9 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 84.41 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 84.01 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.85 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.57 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 86.41 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.7 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 83.68 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.9 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.49 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.08 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.67 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.26 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.9 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 84.06 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 84.27 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.45 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 85.33 | -0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 85.33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 85.33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.09 | 36.6 | 40.04 | 9 |
| 1980s | 47.4 | 40.81 | 51.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.61 | 51.88 | 65.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.88 | 68.49 | 84.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.36 | 82.7 | 86.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8 | 84.06 | 85.45 | 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Senegal?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Senegal was 85.33 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.57 in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6 in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Senegal ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.