Adolescents out of school, female in Senegal
Senegal: Adolescents out of school, female was 58.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adolescents out of school, female in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 58.5% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Senegal peaked at 65.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 7th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adolescents out of school, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 65.9% | — |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | -3.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 58.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 4.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 58.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 58.1% | 65.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 38.9% | 50.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 57.8% | 60.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Senegal?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Senegal was 58.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Senegal ranks 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.