Official entrance age to early childhood education in Senegal
Senegal: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 2004
All-time low
1 years
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Senegal, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Senegal peaked at 3 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2001.
Senegal ranks 36th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 years | — |
| 2000 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3 years | 1 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
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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 official entrance age to early childhood education in Senegal?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Senegal was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.