School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal

Senegal: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.18 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.18 GPI
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.5944 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
35
1971–2021

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2021

00.250.50.7511.21971199620211971: 0.594 GPI1972: 0.602 GPI1978: 0.623 GPI1979: 0.632 GPI1980: 0.633 GPI1981: 0.633 GPI1982: 0.635 GPI1983: 0.637 GPI1984: 0.639 GPI1985: 0.646 GPI1986: 0.647 GPI1988: 0.663 GPI1989: 0.668 GPI1990: 0.679 GPI1992: 0.697 GPI1996: 0.755 GPI1997: 0.772 GPI1998: 0.793 GPI1999: 0.786 GPI2000: 0.821 GPI2001: 0.838 GPI2002: 0.852 GPI2004: 0.896 GPI2005: 0.911 GPI2006: 0.927 GPI2008: 0.957 GPI2010: 0.997 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2019: 1.1 GPI2020: 1.2 GPI2021: 1.2 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal is 1.18 GPI, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.18 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5944 GPI, in 1971.

Senegal ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal, 1971 to 2021.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5944 GPI
1972 0.602 GPI +1.3%
1978 0.6227 GPI +3.4%
1979 0.6316 GPI +1.4%
1980 0.6332 GPI +0.2%
1981 0.6334 GPI +0.0%
1982 0.6352 GPI +0.3%
1983 0.637 GPI +0.3%
1984 0.6394 GPI +0.4%
1985 0.6459 GPI +1.0%
1986 0.6468 GPI +0.1%
1988 0.6625 GPI +2.4%
1989 0.6682 GPI +0.9%
1990 0.6787 GPI +1.6%
1992 0.697 GPI +2.7%
1996 0.7548 GPI +8.3%
1997 0.7717 GPI +2.2%
1998 0.7932 GPI +2.8%
1999 0.786 GPI -0.9%
2000 0.8207 GPI +4.4%
2001 0.8384 GPI +2.2%
2002 0.8516 GPI +1.6%
2004 0.8956 GPI +5.2%
2005 0.9106 GPI +1.7%
2006 0.9274 GPI +1.8%
2008 0.9566 GPI +3.1%
2010 0.9974 GPI +4.3%
2011 1.05 GPI +5.3%
2012 1.05 GPI -0.0%
2013 1.06 GPI +1.0%
2014 1.07 GPI +1.0%
2015 1.06 GPI -0.8%
2019 1.14 GPI +7.0%
2020 1.15 GPI +1.5%
2021 1.18 GPI +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6127 GPI 0.5944 GPI 0.6316 GPI 4
1980s 0.6446 GPI 0.6332 GPI 0.6682 GPI 9
1990s 0.7469 GPI 0.6787 GPI 0.7932 GPI 6
2000s 0.8858 GPI 0.8207 GPI 0.9566 GPI 7
2010s 1.06 GPI 0.9974 GPI 1.14 GPI 7
2020s 1.16 GPI 1.15 GPI 1.18 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 2 Gambia 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 3 Bangladesh 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Senegal was 1.18 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 2021.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5944 GPI in 1971.
How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Senegal ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.