Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.08 GPI in 2014. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Senegal, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Senegal is 1.08 GPI, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Senegal peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8483 GPI, in 1987.
That places Senegal 17th out of 154 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8802 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.9028 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8857 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8948 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8578 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8483 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8688 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.86 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9411 GPI | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8549 GPI | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9179 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8838 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8915 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9196 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9797 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9348 GPI | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9877 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8915 GPI | 0.8802 GPI | 0.9028 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8692 GPI | 0.8483 GPI | 0.8948 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9046 GPI | 0.8549 GPI | 0.9411 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9698 GPI | 0.8838 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 5 |
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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, gender parity in Senegal?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Senegal was 1.08 GPI in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8483 GPI in 1987.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Senegal ranks 17th out of 154 countries with data for 2014.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.