School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.11 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.11 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.198 GPI, in 1972.
That places Senegal 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2109 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.198 GPI | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2511 GPI | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2376 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2305 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2253 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2269 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2543 GPI | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2626 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3256 GPI | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4589 GPI | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5238 GPI | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5756 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5813 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5751 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5762 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5787 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5884 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5995 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5989 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6084 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6854 GPI | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7587 GPI | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7897 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9218 GPI | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9761 GPI | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPI | +5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.9% | 0.3256 GPI | 0.4589 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2244 GPI | 0.198 GPI | 0.2511 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2399 GPI | 0.2253 GPI | 0.2626 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3256 GPI | 0.3256 GPI | 0.3256 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5239 GPI | 0.4589 GPI | 0.5756 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.615 GPI | 0.5751 GPI | 0.7587 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9684 GPI | 0.7897 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal was 1.11 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 GPI in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. 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, tertiary (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.