Enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 605,274 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal stood at 605,274 number. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 137.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal peaked at 605,274 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,925 number, in 1971.
That places Senegal 61st out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16,925 number | — |
| 1972 | 19,071 number | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 27,155 number | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 26,941 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 28,480 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 31,307 number | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 34,976 number | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 36,356 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 37,204 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 40,138 number | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 42,937 number | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 48,865 number | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 53,621 number | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 57,980 number | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 66,154 number | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 78,225 number | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 78,992 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 82,167 number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 91,238 number | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 97,935 number | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 103,039 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 115,486 number | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 149,843 number | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 172,331 number | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 191,583 number | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 255,437 number | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 335,749 number | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 403,062 number | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 455,891 number | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 501,516 number | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 543,134 number | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 605,274 number | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,523 number | 16,925 number | 27,155 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 39,320 number | 28,480 number | 53,621 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 75,793 number | 57,980 number | 91,238 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 155,093 number | 97,935 number | 255,437 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 474,104 number | 335,749 number | 605,274 number | 6 |
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- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Senegal was 605,274 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 605,274 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,925 number in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.