Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal
Senegal: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.14 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Senegal, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.14 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6797 GPI, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6797 GPI | — |
| 1979 | 0.6827 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6862 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6826 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6816 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6838 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6897 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6984 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6931 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7156 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7463 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7599 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8031 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8249 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8495 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8416 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8805 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9194 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9655 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.978 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.997 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPI | +3.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.14 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.14 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPI, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6812 GPI | 0.6797 GPI | 0.6827 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6914 GPI | 0.6816 GPI | 0.7156 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8042 GPI | 0.7463 GPI | 0.8495 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.979 GPI | 0.8805 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 1 Kuwait 1.22 GPI compare
- 3 Gambia 1.12 GPI compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 5 San Marino 1.1 GPI compare
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Senegal?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Senegal was 1.14 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6797 GPI in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.