Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 75.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Senegal, 1820–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Senegal is 75.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Senegal peaked at 77.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1820.
Senegal ranks 187th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1940s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 24.5% | 19.8% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.2% | 29.1% | 31.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 32.7% | 43.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 42.7% | 55.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 58.2% | 71.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 72.4% | 75.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.1% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Senegal?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Senegal was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1820.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Senegal ranks 187th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.