Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 74.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal stood at 74.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal peaked at 92.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.2% | — |
| 2003 | 82.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | -3.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 74.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 74.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 82.8% | 92.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 81.5% | 85.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 74.6% | 83.0% | 5 |
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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Senegal was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Senegal ranks 11th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.