School age population, primary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, primary education, male was 1.38 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Senegal stood at 1.38 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 1.38 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 334,212 number, in 1970.
That places Senegal 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 383,235 number | 334,212 number | 442,261 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 530,940 number | 457,981 number | 607,250 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 718,459 number | 629,865 number | 791,904 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 896,855 number | 807,335 number | 994,568 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.38 million number | 1 |
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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)
- 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, male in Senegal?
- School age population, primary education, male in Senegal was 1.38 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,212 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.