Children out of school, primary, male in Senegal
Senegal: Children out of school, primary, male was 473,825 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in Senegal is 473,825, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Senegal peaked at 473,825 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 269,327, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 16th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 296,140 | — |
| 1979 | 293,541 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 298,611 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 303,043 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 304,419 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 304,198 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 310,869 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 318,637 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 287,899 | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 306,383 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 338,385 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 358,646 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 350,425 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 324,251 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 312,510 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 322,670 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 308,920 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 269,327 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 306,729 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 305,777 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 292,828 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 282,566 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 287,303 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 298,400 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 302,528 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 307,806 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 290,717 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 307,187 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 314,336 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 331,292 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 408,977 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 403,806 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 445,793 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 462,877 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 463,457 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 473,825 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294,840 | 293,541 | 296,140 | 2 |
| 1980s | 304,257 | 287,899 | 318,637 | 8 |
| 1990s | 334,481 | 312,510 | 358,646 | 6 |
| 2000s | 293,981 | 269,327 | 308,920 | 8 |
| 2010s | 323,263 | 290,717 | 408,977 | 7 |
| 2020s | 449,952 | 403,806 | 473,825 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,875 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 47,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6393 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 133,992 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Senegal?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Senegal was 473,825 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 473,825 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 269,327 in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 Children out of school, primary, male. 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.