School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.44 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal is 1.44 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 2.11 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 999,289, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 58th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.07 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 999,289 | -49.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.44 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 million | 2.07 million | 2.07 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 999,289 | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.15 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.40 million | 1.44 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal was 1.44 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 999,289 in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release