School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.54 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.54 million number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
51st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.54 million number
in 2020
All-time low
376,698 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal stood at 1.54 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 1.54 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 376,698 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 51st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 376,698 number | — |
| 1971 | 387,390 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 396,484 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 406,478 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 417,458 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 429,593 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 442,266 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 452,767 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 464,567 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 478,097 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 493,989 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 512,256 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 528,186 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 546,551 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 567,422 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 590,936 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 590,749 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 612,572 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 636,153 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 660,922 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 686,517 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 712,735 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 737,942 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 764,644 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 792,943 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 822,914 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 854,501 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 882,268 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 908,581 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 932,338 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 953,720 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 973,924 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 988,599 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million number | +3.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.54 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 730,665 number, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.54 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 900,436 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 425,180 number | 376,698 number | 478,097 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 573,974 number | 493,989 number | 660,922 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 809,538 number | 686,517 number | 932,338 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 953,720 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million number | 1.54 million number | 1.54 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Senegal was 1.54 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 376,698 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.