School age population, lower secondary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 762,644 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
762,644 number
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
51st
of 205 countries
All-time high
762,644 number
in 2020
All-time low
186,117 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Senegal stood at 762,644 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Senegal peaked at 762,644 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 186,117 number, in 1970.
That places Senegal 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 186,117 number | — |
| 1971 | 191,523 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 196,020 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 200,946 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 206,386 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 212,487 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 219,006 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 224,382 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 230,426 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 237,318 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 245,307 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 254,347 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 262,443 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 271,619 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 281,952 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 293,544 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 293,405 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 304,363 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 316,106 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 328,377 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 341,016 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 353,934 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 366,608 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 379,866 number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 393,838 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 408,644 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 424,317 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 438,399 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 451,567 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 463,315 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 473,726 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 483,354 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 491,087 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 499,847 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 521,041 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 531,942 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 543,302 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 553,758 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 564,662 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 576,091 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 588,304 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 601,371 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 613,806 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 627,402 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 641,942 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 657,203 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 673,588 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 691,584 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 712,784 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 736,821 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 762,644 number | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 210,461 number | 186,117 number | 237,318 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 285,146 number | 245,307 number | 328,377 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 402,150 number | 341,016 number | 463,315 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 523,881 number | 473,726 number | 576,091 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 654,480 number | 588,304 number | 736,821 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,644 number | 762,644 number | 762,644 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 48 Peru 821,524 number compare
- 49 Chad 808,697 number compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 773,140 number compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 734,399 number compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 730,173 number compare
- 54 Mali 727,898 number compare
More education data for Senegal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Senegal was 762,644 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 762,644 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,117 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.