Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Senegal
Senegal: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 2.38 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal stood at 2.38 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal peaked at 2.38 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 779,012, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 47th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 779,012 | — |
| 1999 | 791,229 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 803,462 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 815,962 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 829,427 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 841,699 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million | +81.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.97 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.36 million | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.38 million | +1.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.38 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.38 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.20 million, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +81.3% | 841,699 | 1.53 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 785,120 | 779,012 | 791,229 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 803,462 | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million | 1.71 million | 2.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million | 2.24 million | 2.38 million | 6 |
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 population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal was 2.38 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,012 in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Senegal ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release