School age population, early childhood education, female in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, early childhood education, female was 696,353 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Senegal, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Senegal is 696,353, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Senegal peaked at 1.05 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 495,093, in 2004.
That places Senegal 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.03 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 941,568 | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 965,286 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 984,188 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 495,093 | -49.7% |
| 2005 | 505,902 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 517,175 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 530,822 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 546,380 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 559,642 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 570,676 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 581,549 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 595,705 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 611,880 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 631,075 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 649,234 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 664,657 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 674,302 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 677,822 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 677,665 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 676,818 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 676,348 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 676,786 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 678,465 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 686,980 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 696,353 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 1.03 million | 1.03 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 709,285 | 495,093 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 633,456 | 570,676 | 677,822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 681,958 | 676,348 | 696,353 | 6 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Senegal was 696,353 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,093 in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Senegal ranks 58th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release