Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal stood at 1.14 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8483 GPIA, in 1987.
Senegal ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8802 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.9028 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8857 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8948 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8578 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8483 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8688 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.86 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9411 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8549 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9179 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8838 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8915 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9196 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9797 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9348 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9877 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8915 GPIA | 0.8802 GPIA | 0.9028 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8692 GPIA | 0.8483 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9046 GPIA | 0.8549 GPIA | 0.9411 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9692 GPIA | 0.8838 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Senegal was 1.14 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8483 GPIA in 1987.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Senegal ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release