Over-age students, primary, female in Senegal
Senegal: Over-age students, primary, female was 11.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Senegal, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Senegal is 11.4%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Senegal peaked at 23.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 23.5% | — |
| 1979 | 19.5% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 17.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -47.3% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +89.4% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +55.8% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 19.5% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 10.1% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.3% | 13.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 9.1% | 17.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 14.1% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Senegal?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Senegal was 11.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.