School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.34 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.34 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
55th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.34 million number
in 2020
All-time low
329,271 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Senegal stood at 1.34 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 1.34 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 329,271 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 55th 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, female (number) (age female) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 329,271 number | — |
| 1971 | 336,069 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 346,725 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 358,610 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 370,688 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 381,791 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 390,928 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 404,806 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 420,081 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 435,980 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 451,692 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 466,355 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 483,899 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 502,709 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 521,914 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 540,621 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 537,087 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 555,566 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 575,986 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 597,753 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 619,751 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 640,907 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 663,503 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 685,073 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 704,456 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 720,989 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 733,939 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 747,566 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 761,762 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 776,797 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 791,939 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 806,447 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 821,978 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 838,856 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 877,058 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 895,057 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 912,201 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 932,160 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 953,236 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 975,266 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 998,204 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million number | +2.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.34 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.34 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 377,495 number | 329,271 number | 435,980 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 523,358 number | 451,692 number | 597,753 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 705,474 number | 619,751 number | 776,797 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 880,420 number | 791,939 number | 975,266 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 998,204 number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, primary education, female in Senegal was 1.34 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 329,271 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.