Senegal vs Zambia: Children out of school, primary, female

Senegal
201,790
in 2024
Zambia
229,960
in 2017
Senegal rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Senegal
  • Zambia
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197219982024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 229,960 against 201,790 in Senegal, a difference of 28,170.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 339,256 141,979 197,276 Senegal
1980s 369,973 151,568 218,405 Senegal
1990s 390,022 318,366 71,656 Senegal
2000s 304,502 157,128 147,374 Senegal
2010s 241,135 119,371 121,764 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Senegal or Zambia?
Zambia, at 229,960 against 201,790 in Senegal as of 2017.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Senegal and Zambia?
28,170, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Senegal ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.