Canada vs Senegal: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Canada
398,025 number
in 2020
Senegal
420,371 number
in 2020
Canada rank
58th
Senegal rank
57th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Senegal
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 420,371 number against 398,025 number in Canada, a difference of 22,346 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 57th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 454,179 number 114,998 number 339,180 number Canada
1980s 369,637 number 158,546 number 211,091 number Canada
1990s 390,115 number 220,658 number 169,457 number Canada
2000s 411,065 number 279,248 number 131,816 number Canada
2010s 375,928 number 354,885 number 21,043 number Canada
2020s 398,025 number 420,371 number 22,346 number Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Canada or Senegal?
Senegal, at 420,371 number against 398,025 number in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Canada and Senegal?
22,346 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Senegal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Canada and Senegal rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.