School age population, primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, primary education, female was 1.32 million in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Senegal, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, female in Senegal stood at 1.32 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 1.32 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 345,014, in 1970.
That places Senegal 56th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 396,826 | 345,014 | 458,611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 556,227 | 475,864 | 633,991 | 10 |
| 1990s | 727,425 | 653,037 | 791,229 | 10 |
| 2000s | 880,983 | 803,462 | 974,048 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 1.00 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million | 1.29 million | 1.32 million | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, primary education, female in Senegal was 1.32 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,014 in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release