School age population, secondary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Senegal stood at 1.27 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Senegal peaked at 1.27 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 309,711 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 57th of 205 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, secondary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 309,711 number | — |
| 1971 | 320,308 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 328,480 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 336,803 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 345,777 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 355,609 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 365,901 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 373,968 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 383,371 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 394,349 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 407,042 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 421,367 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 434,143 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 448,710 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 465,199 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 483,669 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 482,993 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 500,678 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 520,040 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 540,718 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 562,348 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 584,553 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 606,237 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 628,535 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 651,672 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 675,818 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 701,140 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 724,132 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 747,276 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 769,937 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 791,953 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 813,060 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 829,779 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 846,056 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 882,191 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 900,135 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 918,994 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 936,294 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 954,613 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 974,047 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 994,781 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 351,428 number | 309,711 number | 394,349 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 470,456 number | 407,042 number | 540,718 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 665,165 number | 562,348 number | 769,937 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 884,712 number | 791,953 number | 974,047 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 994,781 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.27 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, secondary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Senegal was 1.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,711 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.