School enrollment, primary, male in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, primary, male was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Senegal is 75.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Senegal peaked at 83.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1976.
That places Senegal 197th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.5% | — |
| 1972 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 43.7% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 42.8% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 46.3% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 47.6% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 52.1% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 54.8% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 59.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 68.4% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 42.8% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 48.6% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 59.3% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 73.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 76.6% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.5% | 77.5% | 5 |
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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, male in Senegal?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Senegal was 75.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1976.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Senegal ranks 197th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.