Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 71.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 71.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 76.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1996.
Senegal ranks 180th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 43.9% | — |
| 1997 | 46.3% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 43.9% | 48.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 50.7% | 67.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.6% | 76.5% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Senegal was 71.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1996.
- How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.