Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal is 75.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 77.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 180th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 29.1% | — |
| 1979 | 31.6% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 32.7% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 33.8% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 35.4% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 54.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 58.2% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4% | 29.1% | 31.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 32.7% | 43.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 42.7% | 55.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 58.2% | 71.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 72.4% | 75.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.1% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Senegal was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release