School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.02 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal stood at 1.02 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 1.02 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 250,556 number, in 1970.
Senegal ranks 60th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 250,556 number | — |
| 1971 | 261,588 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 269,312 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 276,216 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 283,218 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 290,462 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 297,610 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 302,252 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 308,361 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 316,105 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 325,329 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 335,969 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 344,992 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 355,626 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 368,033 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 382,075 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 380,857 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 394,250 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 409,429 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 426,268 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 444,423 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 463,305 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 480,984 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 498,824 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 517,050 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 535,721 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 555,028 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 571,570 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 590,543 number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 611,938 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 635,459 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 659,421 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 676,809 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 691,486 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 723,573 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 738,574 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 754,705 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 767,709 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 782,070 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 798,114 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 815,738 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 834,496 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 849,128 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 865,538 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 884,443 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 905,756 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 928,745 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 950,235 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 973,185 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 997,713 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 285,568 number | 250,556 number | 316,105 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 372,283 number | 325,329 number | 426,268 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 526,939 number | 444,423 number | 611,938 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 722,792 number | 635,459 number | 798,114 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 900,498 number | 815,738 number | 997,713 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.02 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Senegal was 1.02 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,556 number in 1970.
- How does Senegal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 60th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.