School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.49 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal is 1.49 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 1.49 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 406,833 number, in 1970.
That places Senegal 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 406,833 number | — |
| 1971 | 415,999 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 433,230 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 450,113 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 465,493 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 475,568 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 486,759 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 508,745 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 529,662 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 548,604 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 561,517 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 576,910 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 598,688 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 620,243 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 640,866 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 658,182 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 647,160 number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 671,344 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 696,045 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 719,414 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 739,216 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 753,113 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 771,076 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 785,722 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 797,998 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 809,277 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 821,514 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 841,063 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 860,255 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 878,227 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 893,887 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 905,876 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 926,092 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 946,952 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 996,889 number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.39 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 472,101 number | 406,833 number | 548,604 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 639,037 number | 561,517 number | 719,414 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 805,746 number | 739,216 number | 878,227 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 999,635 number | 893,887 number | 1.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Senegal was 1.49 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,833 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.