School age population, tertiary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, tertiary education, male was 742,166 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Senegal, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 742,166 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Senegal peaked at 742,166 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 172,197 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 64th of 203 countries on this measure, 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, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 172,197 number | — |
| 1971 | 180,639 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 189,822 number | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 200,157 number | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 210,114 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 218,641 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 225,730 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 227,578 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 228,996 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 231,016 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 234,510 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 239,758 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 245,274 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 252,114 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 260,040 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 268,970 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 266,688 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 275,610 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 285,588 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 296,545 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 308,415 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 321,209 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 333,651 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 346,734 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 360,306 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 374,198 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 388,342 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 398,219 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 408,397 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 419,583 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 432,610 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 448,064 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 462,495 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 478,962 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 522,261 number | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 538,493 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 554,197 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 566,098 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 577,164 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 588,515 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 601,054 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 615,052 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 626,670 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 639,307 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 652,948 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 667,717 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 684,164 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 702,552 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 721,989 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 742,166 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,489 number | 172,197 number | 231,016 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 262,510 number | 234,510 number | 296,545 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 365,905 number | 308,415 number | 419,583 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 516,886 number | 432,610 number | 588,515 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 665,362 number | 601,054 number | 742,166 number | 10 |
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, tertiary education, male in Senegal?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Senegal was 742,166 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 742,166 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,197 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 64th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.