Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal

Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 66.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
66.7%
World rank
185th
of 188 countries
All-time high
72.9%
in 2014
All-time low
49.5%
in 1996
Years of data
17
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal, 1996–2019

0204060801996200720191996: 49.5 %1997: 51.7 %1998: 53.4 %1999: 53.5 %2000: 55.2 %2001: 56.1 %2002: 56.9 %2003: 60 %2004: 61.5 %2005: 63.3 %2006: 64 %2008: 68.3 %2011: 71.8 %2012: 72.9 %2013: 72 %2014: 72.9 %2019: 66.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal stood at 66.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal peaked at 72.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1996.

That places Senegal 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Senegal, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 49.5%
1997 51.7% +4.4%
1998 53.4% +3.3%
1999 53.5% +0.2%
2000 55.2% +3.1%
2001 56.1% +1.7%
2002 56.9% +1.4%
2003 60.0% +5.4%
2004 61.5% +2.5%
2005 63.3% +2.8%
2006 64.0% +1.1%
2008 68.3% +6.7%
2011 71.8% +5.1%
2012 72.9% +1.6%
2013 72.0% -1.3%
2014 72.9% +1.3%
2019 66.7% -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52.1% 49.5% 53.5% 4
2000s 60.7% 55.2% 68.3% 8
2010s 71.2% 66.7% 72.9% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 182 Eritrea 72.3% compare
  2. 183 Mali 72.2% compare
  3. 184 Djibouti 69.5% compare
  4. 186 Marshall Islands 65.7% compare
  5. 187 Niger 64.9% compare
  6. 188 Equatorial Guinea 51.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Senegal was 66.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1996.
How does Senegal rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Senegal ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.