School age population, secondary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.57 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Senegal, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Senegal is 1.57 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Senegal peaked at 1.57 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 334,324, in 1970.
That places Senegal 56th out of 220 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.
School age population, secondary education, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 334,324 | — |
| 1971 | 344,378 | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 354,627 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 364,990 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 375,414 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 385,695 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 395,675 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 405,775 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 415,893 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 427,196 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 439,805 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 453,622 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 468,730 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 485,249 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 503,147 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 522,182 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 519,181 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 539,997 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 561,676 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 584,457 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 608,013 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 631,915 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 655,687 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 679,036 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 702,254 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 724,851 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 746,095 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 766,348 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 785,835 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 804,930 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 823,246 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 841,039 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 857,053 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 872,708 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 903,820 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 914,267 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 925,812 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 937,371 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 950,913 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 965,169 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 980,681 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 998,936 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.46 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 1.57 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 380,397 | 334,324 | 427,196 | 10 |
| 1980s | 507,805 | 439,805 | 584,457 | 10 |
| 1990s | 710,496 | 608,013 | 804,930 | 10 |
| 2000s | 899,140 | 823,246 | 965,169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 980,681 | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million | 1.36 million | 1.57 million | 6 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Senegal?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Senegal was 1.57 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,324 in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release