Children out of school, primary, female in Senegal
Senegal: Children out of school, primary, female was 201,790 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 201,790 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Senegal peaked at 435,961 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 195,212, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 28th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 337,807 | — |
| 1979 | 340,704 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 348,988 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 358,535 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 365,929 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 371,978 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 381,949 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 391,894 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 371,706 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 390,727 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 415,487 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 435,961 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 429,184 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 401,812 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 383,231 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 396,814 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 367,364 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 313,694 | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 322,633 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 314,944 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 290,755 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 270,430 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 260,479 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 260,886 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 255,012 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 252,401 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 222,150 | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 234,976 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 232,067 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 233,651 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 234,716 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 206,440 | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 226,319 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 216,309 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 195,212 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 201,790 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 339,256 | 337,807 | 340,704 | 2 |
| 1980s | 372,713 | 348,988 | 391,894 | 8 |
| 1990s | 410,415 | 383,231 | 435,961 | 6 |
| 2000s | 300,148 | 260,479 | 367,364 | 8 |
| 2010s | 237,853 | 222,150 | 255,012 | 7 |
| 2020s | 209,214 | 195,212 | 226,319 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Senegal?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Senegal was 201,790 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 435,961 in 1992.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,212 in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Senegal ranks 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.