Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male was 75.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal stood at 75.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 92.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 115th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 74.3% | — |
| 1978 | 88.2% | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 85.0% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 89.1% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 85.7% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 87.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 91.6% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 88.6% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 75.1% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 74.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 74.3% | 88.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 85.7% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 81.2% | 89.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 65.0% | 82.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 69.1% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 70.2% | 76.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, male in Senegal?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal was 75.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release