Over-age students, primary, male in Senegal
Senegal: Over-age students, primary, male was 9.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Senegal, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Senegal is 9.3%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Senegal peaked at 25.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 73rd 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, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 25.1% | — |
| 1979 | 21.1% | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 20.2% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 20.2% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -45.0% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +91.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.1% | 21.1% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 11.7% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 10.8% | 15.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 9.8% | 18.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 14.2% | 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, male in Senegal?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Senegal was 9.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Senegal ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.