School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.57 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.57 million number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
57th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.57 million number
in 2020
All-time low
627,254 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal is 2.57 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 2.57 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 627,254 number, in 1970.
That places Senegal 57th out of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 627,254 number | — |
| 1971 | 648,978 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 665,796 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 682,694 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 700,676 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 720,055 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 739,876 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 755,019 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 772,928 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 794,202 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 819,318 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 848,225 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 873,178 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 902,177 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 935,455 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 973,011 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 971,606 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.09 million number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.54 million number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.59 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.29 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.41 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.49 million number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.57 million number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 710,748 number | 627,254 number | 794,202 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 946,256 number | 819,318 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.54 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million number | 2.00 million number | 2.49 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 million number | 2.57 million number | 2.57 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Senegal was 2.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 627,254 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.