Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 58.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Senegal stood at 58.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 90.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 74.3% | — |
| 1978 | 88.2% | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 85.7% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 87.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 90.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 90.3% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 86.5% | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 74.3% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 53.8% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.3% | 74.3% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 85.7% | 90.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 77.6% | 86.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 53.8% | 74.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 56.0% | 65.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 56.9% | 60.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 141 Cameroon 61.0% compare
- 142 Rwanda 60.5% compare
- 143 Saint Lucia 60.0% compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 57.6% compare
- 146 Zambia 57.3% compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 56.0% 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 the last grade of primary education, male in Senegal?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Senegal was 58.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release