Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal
Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 71.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal stood at 71.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal peaked at 92.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 12th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.6% | — |
| 2003 | 82.8% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | -3.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 71.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 71.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.1%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.4% | 82.8% | 92.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.4% | 85.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 71.8% | 81.5% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Senegal?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal was 71.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release