Senegal's primary education, pupils (% female) was 52.52% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.34 percentage points from 50.18% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 52.52% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 52.27% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 50.18% | 2008 |
| Highest | 53.07% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 38.69% | 1971 |
| Average since 2009 | 52.07% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 38.69% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Senegal's primary education, pupils (% female) fell 0.54 percentage points on 2017 (from 53.07% to 52.52%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +0.41 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.63 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.49 percentage points in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.2 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Senegal had the 2nd highest value of the 88 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 52.52% | 2018 |
| World | 48.43% | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.37% | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 49.13% | 2018 |
Closest to Senegal in the 2018 ranking
- Gambia, The — 2nd of 88: 51.81%
- Sierra Leone — 3rd of 88: 50.85%
- Bangladesh — 4th of 88: 50.75%
What this measures
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 48 values
| Year | Primary education, pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 52.52 |
| 2017 | 53.07 |
| 2016 | 52.28 |
| 2015 | 52.25 |
| 2014 | 52.28 |
| 2013 | 52.27 |
| 2012 | 52.15 |
| 2011 | 52.33 |
| 2010 | 50.91 |
| 2009 | 50.61 |
| 2008 |
Primary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Angola — 46.86% (2015)
- Benin — 47.67% (2018)
- Botswana — 48.86% (2015)
- Burkina Faso — 48.72% (2018)
- Burundi — 50.12% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 47.8% (2018)
- Cameroon — 47.01% (2018)
- Central African Republic — 43.61% (2016)
- Chad — 43.36% (2016)
- Comoros — 49.08% (2018)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More education data for Senegal
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.16 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils — 2.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 85.33% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.07% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 75.52% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Senegal's primary education, pupils (% female)?
- 52.52% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 13.83 percentage points from 38.69% in 1971. The highest value was 53.07% in 2017 and the lowest 38.69% in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank?
- 2nd highest of 88 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in primary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Senegal?
- In 2018, Senegal's primary education, pupils (% female) fell 0.54 percentage points on 2017 (from 53.07% to 52.52%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +0.41 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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