School enrollment, primary, private in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, primary, private was 18.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Senegal stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Senegal peaked at 18.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1987.
That places Senegal 72nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.4% | — |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 12.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Senegal?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Senegal was 18.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1987.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.