Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 245,992 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Senegal is 245,992 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 245,992 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61,366 number, in 1970.
That places Senegal 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61,366 number | — |
| 1971 | 62,473 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 64,938 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 67,421 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 69,753 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 71,709 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 73,090 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 76,315 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 79,484 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 82,500 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 85,259 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 87,625 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 91,030 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 94,497 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 97,917 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 101,151 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 99,821 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 103,507 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 107,514 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 111,581 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 115,401 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 118,665 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 122,478 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 125,504 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 127,896 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 129,783 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 131,261 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 134,131 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 136,998 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 139,783 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 142,381 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 144,628 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 147,606 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 150,784 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 158,180 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 161,445 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 164,405 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 168,488 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 172,768 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 177,240 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 181,909 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 186,776 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 192,762 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 199,577 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 206,829 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 214,134 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 220,983 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 227,523 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 234,039 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 240,288 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 245,992 number | +2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 245,992 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 245,992 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70,905 number | 61,366 number | 82,500 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 97,990 number | 85,259 number | 111,581 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,190 number | 115,401 number | 139,783 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 158,792 number | 142,381 number | 177,240 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 210,482 number | 181,909 number | 240,288 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,992 number | 245,992 number | 245,992 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, male in Senegal?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Senegal was 245,992 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 245,992 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,366 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.