Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Senegal or Zambia?

Zambia, at 229,960 girls against 201,790 girls in Senegal as of 2017.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Senegal and Zambia?

28,170 girls, 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.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Zambia: Girls and boys who are out of school

Senegal

201,790 girls

in 2024

Zambia

229,960 girls

in 2017

Senegal rank

28th

Zambia rank

25th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Senegal
Zambia

How they compare

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

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 180 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 girls	141,979 girls	197,276 girls	Senegal
1980s	369,973 girls	151,568 girls	218,405 girls	Senegal
1990s	390,022 girls	318,366 girls	71,656 girls	Senegal
2000s	304,502 girls	157,128 girls	147,374 girls	Senegal
2010s	241,135 girls	119,371 girls	121,764 girls	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Senegal or Zambia?: Zambia, at 229,960 girls against 201,790 girls in Senegal as of 2017.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Senegal and Zambia?: 28,170 girls, 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 girls and boys who are out of school?: Senegal ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.