Primary education, pupils in Senegal
Senegal: Primary education, pupils was 52.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Senegal, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Senegal stood at 52.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Senegal peaked at 53.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 1st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.2% | 38.7% | 42.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 40.3% | 39.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 46.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 50.9% | 53.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 75.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 36.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Senegal?
- Primary education, pupils in Senegal was 52.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for primary education, pupils?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.