Adolescents out of school, male in Senegal
Senegal: Adolescents out of school, male was 68.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, male in Senegal stood at 68.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Senegal peaked at 69.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 4th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.3% | — |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 68.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 3.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 68.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 49.7% | 58.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 42.7% | 49.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.0% | 69.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 1 Cape Verde 83.1% compare
- 2 Niger 79.8% compare
- 3 Algeria 77.4% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 63.0% compare
- 6 Ethiopia 55.4% compare
- 7 El Salvador 55.0% compare
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, male in Senegal?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Senegal was 68.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Senegal ranks 4th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.