School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 735,513 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
735,513 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
49th
of 206 countries
All-time high
735,513 number
in 2019
All-time low
201,954 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 735,513 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female 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 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 735,513 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 201,954 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 49th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (School) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 201,954 number | — |
| 1971 | 206,547 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 214,947 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 223,189 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 230,760 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 235,872 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 241,682 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 252,311 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 262,587 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 272,013 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 278,512 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 286,149 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 296,915 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 307,504 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 317,596 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 326,120 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 320,782 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 332,642 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 344,765 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 356,252 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 366,016 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 372,922 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 381,566 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 388,606 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 394,584 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 400,266 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 406,671 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 416,089 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 425,550 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 434,577 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 442,548 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 448,722 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 458,733 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 468,962 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 493,242 number | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 502,026 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 512,298 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 525,649 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 539,609 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 554,324 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 570,014 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 587,046 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 607,955 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 629,927 number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 651,546 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 669,254 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 686,497 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 704,119 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 720,647 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 735,513 number | +2.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 735,513 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 735,513 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 234,186 number | 201,954 number | 272,013 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 316,724 number | 278,512 number | 356,252 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 398,685 number | 366,016 number | 434,577 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 494,611 number | 442,548 number | 554,324 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 656,252 number | 570,014 number | 735,513 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Senegal was 735,513 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 735,513 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 201,954 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.