School enrollment, primary, female in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, primary, female was 79.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Senegal, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 79.6% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Senegal peaked at 79.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1978.
Senegal ranks 142nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 24.9% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 28.1% | 38.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 38.3% | 52.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 54.8% | 72.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.7% | 79.6% | 8 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Senegal?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Senegal was 79.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1978.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Senegal ranks 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.