Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal
Senegal: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal is 19 years, measured in 2019. That is the lowest 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal peaked at 20 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19 years, in 2004.
That places Senegal 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 years | — |
| 2000 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 years | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 years | 20 years | 20 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.4 years | 19 years | 20 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 6 Afghanistan 19 years compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 years compare
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- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 19 years compare
- 6 Czechia 19 years compare
- 6 Estonia 19 years compare
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- 6 Finland 19 years compare
- 6 Gambia 19 years compare
- 6 Germany 19 years compare
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- 6 Hungary 19 years compare
- 6 Latvia 19 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 19 years compare
- 6 Lithuania 19 years compare
- 6 Mali 19 years compare
- 6 Mauritania 19 years compare
- 6 Micronesia, Federated States of 19 years compare
- 6 Montenegro 19 years compare
- 6 Netherlands 19 years compare
- 6 North Macedonia 19 years compare
- 6 Norway 19 years compare
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- 6 Poland 19 years compare
- 6 Romania 19 years compare
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- 6 Sierra Leone 19 years compare
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- 6 Slovenia 19 years compare
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More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 279,917 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Senegal was 19 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 years in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Senegal ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.