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 77.2% 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
Senegal recorded 77.2% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Senegal peaked at 93.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2024.
That places Senegal 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 84.8% | — |
| 2003 | 82.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | -3.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 77.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 77.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 82.8% | 93.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.5% | 86.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 77.2% | 84.3% | 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 77.2% 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 93.1% 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 77.2% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Senegal ranks 10th 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 6.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release