School age population, primary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.72 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Senegal is 2.72 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 2.72 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 663,483 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 56th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 663,483 number | — |
| 1971 | 677,055 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 698,924 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 723,235 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 747,698 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 769,707 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 787,077 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 815,505 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 846,377 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 878,241 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 909,673 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 939,096 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 974,143 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 million number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.08 million number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.12 million number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.21 million number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.29 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.38 million number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.46 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.48 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.66 million number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.84 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.33 million number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.65 million number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.72 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 760,730 number | 663,483 number | 878,241 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 million number | 909,673 number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.97 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million number | 2.02 million number | 2.65 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million number | 2.72 million number | 2.72 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Senegal was 2.72 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 663,483 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.