School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 217,238 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
217,238
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
61st
of 222 countries
All-time high
217,238
in 2025
All-time low
52,854
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 217,238 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 217,238 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52,854, in 1970.
That places Senegal 61st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52,854 | — |
| 1971 | 54,446 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 55,999 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 57,586 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 59,215 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 60,815 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 62,534 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 64,532 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 66,692 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 68,930 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 71,277 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 73,906 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 76,772 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 79,833 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 83,025 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 86,264 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 86,037 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 89,491 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 93,240 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 97,009 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 100,494 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 103,722 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 106,647 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 109,876 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 113,132 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 116,023 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 119,049 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 121,726 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 124,212 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 125,965 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 128,248 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 129,405 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 131,915 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 134,638 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 137,647 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 139,783 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 141,505 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 144,000 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 146,520 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 150,137 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 154,046 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 159,341 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 163,090 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 165,495 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 173,001 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 179,771 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 184,842 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 189,430 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 194,024 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 198,888 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 204,525 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 209,338 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 213,046 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 215,325 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 216,748 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 217,238 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,360 | 52,854 | 68,930 | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,685 | 71,277 | 97,009 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,085 | 100,494 | 125,965 | 10 |
| 2000s | 138,380 | 128,248 | 150,137 | 10 |
| 2010s | 176,193 | 154,046 | 198,888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,703 | 204,525 | 217,238 | 6 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal was 217,238 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 217,238 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,854 in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release