School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.16 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal stood at 1.16 GPI. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.16 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6404 GPI, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6404 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6503 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6551 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7308 GPI | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.74 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7368 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6655 GPI | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6656 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.67 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6702 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6692 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6663 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6716 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6752 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6819 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6852 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6945 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7038 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7175 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.729 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7354 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7478 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7533 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7549 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7654 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7969 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8182 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8395 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8265 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8683 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8877 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9054 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9214 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9498 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9645 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9867 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.12 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6838 GPI | 0.6404 GPI | 0.74 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6835 GPI | 0.6663 GPI | 0.7175 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7767 GPI | 0.729 GPI | 0.8395 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9558 GPI | 0.8683 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal was 1.16 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6404 GPI in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.