School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 743,887 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
743,887 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
64th
of 203 countries
All-time high
743,887 number
in 2019
All-time low
169,984 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 743,887 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Senegal peaked at 743,887 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 169,984 number, in 1970.
That places Senegal 64th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 169,984 number | — |
| 1971 | 177,235 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 184,906 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 193,605 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 202,218 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 210,034 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 217,099 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 220,736 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 224,262 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 228,290 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 233,326 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 239,486 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 245,640 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 252,753 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 260,719 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 269,544 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 268,054 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 277,035 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 287,026 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 297,944 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 309,697 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 322,262 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 335,232 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 348,874 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 363,063 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 377,664 number | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 392,589 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 405,657 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 418,972 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 432,882 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 447,858 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 464,191 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 480,224 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 497,600 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 536,293 number | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 551,971 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 566,480 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 578,400 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 589,318 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 600,317 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 612,238 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 625,177 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 637,573 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 650,899 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 664,833 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 679,243 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 694,414 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 710,067 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 726,612 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 743,887 number | +2.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 743,887 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 743,887 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 202,837 number | 169,984 number | 228,290 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 263,153 number | 233,326 number | 297,944 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 370,689 number | 309,697 number | 432,882 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 531,265 number | 447,858 number | 600,317 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 674,494 number | 612,238 number | 743,887 number | 10 |
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, tertiary education, female in Senegal?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Senegal was 743,887 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 743,887 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 169,984 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Senegal ranks 64th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.