Primary completion rate, total in Senegal
Senegal: Primary completion rate, total was 62.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 62.9% for primary completion rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Senegal peaked at 63.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 168th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 25.0% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 33.4% | 28.6% | 40.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 36.8% | 41.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 38.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 57.9% | 61.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 56.9% | 63.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More aid effectiveness data for Senegal
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 834,541 current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 102.87 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 1.86 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 6.3% (2023)
- Net ODA received 14.3% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 1.86 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 1.86 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 1.86 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 3.54 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 5.30 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Senegal?
- Primary completion rate, total in Senegal was 62.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Senegal ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.