School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 207,685 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 207,685 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 207,685 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,254 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, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,254 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,485 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 52,600 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 54,111 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 55,925 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 57,773 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 59,340 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 60,848 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 62,783 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 65,064 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 67,526 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 69,979 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 72,316 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 75,075 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 78,199 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 81,444 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 81,399 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 84,097 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 87,008 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 90,257 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 93,637 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 97,111 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 100,726 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 104,547 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 108,419 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 112,485 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 116,076 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 118,376 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 120,264 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 122,494 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 124,881 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 127,286 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 129,482 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 131,977 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 137,774 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 140,704 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 143,521 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 146,259 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 149,263 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 152,553 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 156,010 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 159,474 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 162,881 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 166,751 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 170,870 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 175,556 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 181,321 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 187,808 number | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 194,381 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 201,023 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 207,685 number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57,018 number | 50,254 number | 65,064 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,730 number | 67,526 number | 90,257 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,414 number | 93,637 number | 122,494 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 138,370 number | 124,881 number | 152,553 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,608 number | 156,010 number | 201,023 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,685 number | 207,685 number | 207,685 number | 1 |
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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 207,685 number in 2020, 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 207,685 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,254 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.