School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal

Senegal: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 420,371 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
420,371 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
57th
of 204 countries
All-time high
420,371 number
in 2020
All-time low
101,394 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal stood at 420,371 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 420,371 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 101,394 number, in 1970.

That places Senegal 57th out of 204 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.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Senegal, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 101,394 number
1971 103,849 number +2.4%
1972 106,151 number +2.2%
1973 109,246 number +2.9%
1974 112,926 number +3.4%
1975 116,607 number +3.3%
1976 119,611 number +2.6%
1977 122,637 number +2.5%
1978 126,500 number +3.1%
1979 131,064 number +3.6%
1980 136,010 number +3.8%
1981 140,952 number +3.6%
1982 145,556 number +3.3%
1983 151,090 number +3.8%
1984 157,423 number +4.2%
1985 164,023 number +4.2%
1986 163,976 number -0.0%
1987 169,381 number +3.3%
1988 175,241 number +3.5%
1989 181,812 number +3.7%
1990 188,675 number +3.8%
1991 195,728 number +3.7%
1992 203,013 number +3.7%
1993 210,774 number +3.8%
1994 218,679 number +3.8%
1995 226,972 number +3.8%
1996 234,210 number +3.2%
1997 238,824 number +2.0%
1998 242,588 number +1.6%
1999 247,120 number +1.9%
2000 252,086 number +2.0%
2001 257,114 number +2.0%
2002 261,314 number +1.6%
2003 266,194 number +1.9%
2004 277,975 number +4.4%
2005 283,975 number +2.2%
2006 289,726 number +2.0%
2007 295,103 number +1.9%
2008 301,140 number +2.0%
2009 307,855 number +2.2%
2010 314,968 number +2.3%
2011 322,121 number +2.3%
2012 328,871 number +2.1%
2013 336,664 number +2.4%
2014 345,074 number +2.5%
2015 354,746 number +2.8%
2016 366,704 number +3.4%
2017 379,799 number +3.6%
2018 393,166 number +3.5%
2019 406,735 number +3.5%
2020 420,371 number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 114,998 number 101,394 number 131,064 number 10
1980s 158,546 number 136,010 number 181,812 number 10
1990s 220,658 number 188,675 number 247,120 number 10
2000s 279,248 number 252,086 number 307,855 number 10
2010s 354,885 number 314,968 number 406,735 number 10
2020s 420,371 number 420,371 number 420,371 number 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 54 Republic of Korea 453,439 number compare
  2. 55 Chad 438,664 number compare
  3. 56 Somalia 426,598 number compare
  4. 58 Canada 398,025 number compare
  5. 59 Ukraine 395,867 number compare
  6. 60 Poland 393,301 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal?
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Senegal was 420,371 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 420,371 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 101,394 number in 1970.
How does Senegal rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.