Senegal vs World: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Senegal
25.7%
in 2019
World
8.0%
in 2019
Senegal rank
18th
World rank
18th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Senegal
  • World
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 25.7% against 8.0% in World, a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 3.2 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal World Difference Ahead
1970s 67.9% 23.7% 44.3% Senegal
1980s 59.1% 20.1% 39.0% Senegal
1990s 50.0% 17.2% 32.8% Senegal
2000s 33.3% 10.9% 22.4% Senegal
2010s 25.2% 8.5% 16.8% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Senegal or World?
Senegal, at 25.7% against 8.0% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Senegal and World?
17.7%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2019.
How do Senegal and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/