School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Senegal
Senegal: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 17.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, preprimary in Senegal, 1979–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary in Senegal stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Senegal peaked at 17.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1979.
Senegal ranks 171st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.0% | — |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +34.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +74.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +74.9% | 3.1% | 5.5% |
| 2005 | +41.2% | 5.5% | 7.8% |
| 1981 | +34.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 2.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 2 |
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 enrollment, preprimary in Senegal?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Senegal was 17.6% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1979.
- How does Senegal rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Senegal ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 (% 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.