Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Senegal
Senegal: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education was 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Senegal, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15 years or over.
Analysis
In 2040, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Senegal stood at 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Senegal peaked at 73.31 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over, in 2040.
That places Senegal 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 64.42 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 73.31 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.87 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 54.26 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 63.39 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.61 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 44.23 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 53.21 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2030s | 43.3 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 43.3 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 43.3 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
| 2040s | 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 15 Eritrea, The State of 39.1 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 16 Bhutan 38.98 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 17 Angola 36.57 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 20 Côte d’Ivoire 33.62 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 21 Gambia, The 32.69 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Senegal?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Senegal was 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.31 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.12 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040.
- How does Senegal rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education?
- Senegal ranks 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education profiles — Population with less than primary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 38 shows the projected population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.