Completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal

Senegal: Completion rate, primary education, female was 51.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
51.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
38th
of 42 countries
All-time high
52.3%
in 2016
All-time low
22.2%
in 2005
Years of data
7
2000–2017

Completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 27.8 %2002: 28.5 %2005: 22.2 %2011: 38.4 %2014: 50 %2016: 52.3 %2017: 51.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 51.5% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2017.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 131.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 52.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2005.

Senegal ranks 38th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.2% 22.2% 28.5% 3
2010s 48.0% 38.4% 52.3% 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 35 Haiti 57.9% compare
  2. 36 Ethiopia 52.3% compare
  3. 37 Malawi 51.7% compare
  4. 39 Uganda 45.3% compare
  5. 40 Benin 44.1% compare
  6. 41 Mali 42.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal?
Completion rate, primary education, female in Senegal was 51.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2005.
How does Senegal rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
Senegal ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2017.
Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 131.5%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/