Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.19 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal is 1.19 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.19 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2838 index, in 1981.
That places Senegal 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2838 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3023 index | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3239 index | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3548 index | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3825 index | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4109 index | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.442 index | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4717 index | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5013 index | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5299 index | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5525 index | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5659 index | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5768 index | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5867 index | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5902 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5909 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.588 index | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.591 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5994 index | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6135 index | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6309 index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6517 index | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6764 index | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7045 index | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7389 index | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7783 index | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8203 index | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8645 index | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9073 index | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9448 index | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9754 index | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 index | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 index | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.11 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.14 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 index | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.16 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.18 index | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.18 index | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.19 index | +0.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.19 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.19 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3859 index | 0.2838 index | 0.5013 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5771 index | 0.5299 index | 0.5994 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7386 index | 0.6135 index | 0.9073 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 0.9448 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 index | 1.15 index | 1.19 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 1.28 index compare
- 6 Ethiopia 1.27 index compare
- 7 Lesotho 1.24 index compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.19 index compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 index compare
- 11 Burundi 1.17 index compare
More gender data for Senegal
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,600 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,563 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,563 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.19 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2838 index in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.