Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 21.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Senegal stood at 21.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Senegal peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 159th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.77 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Senegal?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Senegal was 21.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.