Primary completion (UIS) in Senegal
In Senegal, 52.7% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Senegal, 2023
52.7%
Change from 2019
+5.3percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Senegal over time
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Senegal |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.7% |
| 2019 | 47.4% |
| 2018 | 50.8% |
| 2017 | 50.0% |
| 2016 | 51.0% |
| 2015 | 50.2% |
| 2014 | 50.2% |
| 2011 | 39.7% |
| 2005 | 24.9% |
| 2002 | 32.8% |
| 2000 | 32.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 47.4% in 2019, a change of +5.3 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 32.8%, the figure has changed by +19.9 percentage points.
More for Senegal
All statistics for Senegal
Lower secondary completion
31.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
62.9%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
35.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
15.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
24.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
63.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS