Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female was 81.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal stood at 81.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 87.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2001.
Senegal ranks 108th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 71.2% | — |
| 1978 | 83.6% | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 80.7% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 81.4% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 79.3% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 81.7% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 83.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 84.7% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 69.3% | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.5% | 71.2% | 83.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 79.3% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 82.3% | 81.0% | 84.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 64.8% | 77.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 70.0% | 87.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 76.2% | 83.4% | 4 |
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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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female in Senegal was 81.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 108th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release