Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.21 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.21 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6847 GPIA, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 1st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6847 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.6879 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6913 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6874 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6863 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6925 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6999 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6946 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7153 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7443 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7564 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.797 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8181 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8424 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8352 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8748 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9164 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9635 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.976 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9954 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6863 GPIA | 0.6847 GPIA | 0.6879 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.6863 GPIA | 0.7153 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7989 GPIA | 0.7443 GPIA | 0.8424 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9767 GPIA | 0.8748 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.21 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6847 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release