School enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 16.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal, 1980–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal is 16.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal peaked at 16.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1980.
That places Senegal 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +32.8% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +31.5% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +74.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 2 |
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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 enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Senegal was 16.4% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Senegal ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.