Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Senegal
Senegal: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 485,461 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 485,461 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Senegal peaked at 485,461 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 121,901 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 54th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,901 number | — |
| 1971 | 124,132 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 128,945 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 133,804 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 138,409 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 142,355 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 145,279 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 151,537 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 157,783 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 163,793 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 169,314 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 174,038 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 180,803 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 187,638 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 194,354 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 200,702 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 198,103 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 205,359 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 213,247 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 221,260 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 228,797 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 235,263 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 242,668 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 248,531 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 253,194 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 256,968 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 260,086 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 265,599 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 271,237 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 276,812 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 282,065 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 286,651 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 292,631 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 298,917 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 313,442 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 319,869 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 325,778 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 333,747 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 342,048 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 350,723 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 359,829 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 369,420 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 381,208 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 394,591 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 408,800 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 423,074 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 436,414 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 449,377 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 462,163 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 474,350 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 485,461 number | +2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 485,461 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 485,461 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140,794 number | 121,901 number | 163,793 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 194,482 number | 169,314 number | 221,260 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,916 number | 228,797 number | 276,812 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,587 number | 282,065 number | 350,723 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,923 number | 359,829 number | 474,350 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 485,461 number | 485,461 number | 485,461 number | 1 |
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 the official entrance age to primary education, both in Senegal?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Senegal was 485,461 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 485,461 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,901 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Senegal ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.