Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female was 67.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 67.9% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 79.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 135th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.4% | — |
| 1978 | 79.6% | +21.7% |
| 1982 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 76.6% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 74.7% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 76.7% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 74.6% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 77.7% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.5% | 65.4% | 79.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 76.5% | 74.6% | 78.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 73.0% | 79.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 53.1% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 58.4% | 73.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 60.9% | 71.1% | 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 the last grade of primary education, female in Senegal?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female in Senegal was 67.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release