School age population, upper secondary education, female in Senegal

Senegal: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 508,307 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
508,307 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
58th
of 205 countries
All-time high
508,307 number
in 2020
All-time low
123,594 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Senegal, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Senegal is 508,307 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Senegal peaked at 508,307 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 123,594 number, in 1970.

Senegal ranks 58th 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, female in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Senegal, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 123,594 number
1971 128,785 number +4.2%
1972 132,460 number +2.9%
1973 135,857 number +2.6%
1974 139,391 number +2.6%
1975 143,122 number +2.7%
1976 146,895 number +2.6%
1977 149,586 number +1.8%
1978 152,945 number +2.2%
1979 157,031 number +2.7%
1980 161,735 number +3.0%
1981 167,020 number +3.3%
1982 171,700 number +2.8%
1983 177,091 number +3.1%
1984 183,247 number +3.5%
1985 190,125 number +3.8%
1986 189,588 number -0.3%
1987 196,315 number +3.5%
1988 203,934 number +3.9%
1989 212,341 number +4.1%
1990 221,332 number +4.2%
1991 230,619 number +4.2%
1992 239,629 number +3.9%
1993 248,669 number +3.8%
1994 257,834 number +3.7%
1995 267,174 number +3.6%
1996 276,823 number +3.6%
1997 285,733 number +3.2%
1998 295,709 number +3.5%
1999 306,622 number +3.7%
2000 318,227 number +3.8%
2001 329,706 number +3.6%
2002 338,692 number +2.7%
2003 346,209 number +2.2%
2004 361,150 number +4.3%
2005 368,193 number +2.0%
2006 375,692 number +2.0%
2007 382,536 number +1.8%
2008 389,951 number +1.9%
2009 397,956 number +2.1%
2010 406,477 number +2.1%
2011 415,401 number +2.2%
2012 423,178 number +1.9%
2013 431,674 number +2.0%
2014 441,111 number +2.2%
2015 451,393 number +2.3%
2016 462,222 number +2.4%
2017 472,593 number +2.2%
2018 483,638 number +2.3%
2019 495,380 number +2.4%
2020 508,307 number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 140,967 number 123,594 number 157,031 number 10
1980s 185,310 number 161,735 number 212,341 number 10
1990s 263,014 number 221,332 number 306,622 number 10
2000s 360,831 number 318,227 number 397,956 number 10
2010s 448,307 number 406,477 number 495,380 number 10
2020s 508,307 number 508,307 number 508,307 number 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 55 Canada 567,712 number compare
  2. 56 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 561,892 number compare
  3. 57 Chad 537,733 number compare
  4. 59 Poland 507,471 number compare
  5. 60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 506,025 number compare
  6. 61 Peru 505,204 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Senegal?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Senegal was 508,307 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 508,307 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 123,594 number in 1970.
How does Senegal rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Senegal ranks 58th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.