Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 46.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal stood at 46.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal peaked at 46.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.5% | — |
| 2005 | 39.8% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 46.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 46.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.6% | 43.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 33.0% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.7% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Senegal was 46.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Senegal ranks 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release