Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 239,469 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 239,469 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 239,469 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60,535 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, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,535 number | — |
| 1971 | 61,659 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 64,007 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 66,383 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 68,656 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 70,646 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 72,189 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 75,222 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 78,299 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 81,293 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 84,055 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 86,413 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 89,773 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 93,141 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 96,437 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 99,551 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 98,282 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 101,852 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 105,733 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 109,679 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 113,396 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 116,598 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 120,190 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 123,027 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 125,298 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 127,185 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 128,825 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 131,468 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 134,239 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 137,029 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 139,684 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 142,023 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 145,025 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 148,133 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 155,262 number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 158,424 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 161,373 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 165,259 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 169,280 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 173,483 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 177,920 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 182,644 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 188,446 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 195,014 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 201,971 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 208,940 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 215,431 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 221,854 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 228,124 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 234,062 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 239,469 number | +2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 239,469 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 239,469 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,889 number | 60,535 number | 81,293 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,492 number | 84,055 number | 109,679 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 125,726 number | 113,396 number | 137,029 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,795 number | 139,684 number | 173,483 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,441 number | 177,920 number | 234,062 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 239,469 number | 239,469 number | 239,469 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, female in Senegal?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Senegal was 239,469 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 239,469 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,535 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.