Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Senegal is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9051 GPI, in 1989.
Senegal ranks 31st of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9581 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.948 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9498 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9188 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9151 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9364 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9504 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9343 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9165 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9185 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9216 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9051 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9988 GPI | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9087 GPI | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9545 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9239 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9244 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9347 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.98 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.958 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.952 GPI | 0.948 GPI | 0.9581 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9241 GPI | 0.9051 GPI | 0.9504 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.954 GPI | 0.9087 GPI | 0.9988 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9784 GPI | 0.9239 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.05 GPI compare
- 29 Ethiopia 1.05 GPI compare
- 30 South Africa 1.05 GPI compare
- 32 Namibia 1.04 GPI compare
- 33 Viet Nam 1.04 GPI compare
- 34 Costa Rica 1.04 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Senegal?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Senegal was 1.04 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9051 GPI in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 141 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.