Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 24.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Senegal stood at 24.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 70.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2020.
That places Senegal 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 70.9% | — |
| 1979 | 68.4% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 67.3% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 64.6% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 62.7% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 61.9% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 61.3% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 56.3% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 56.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.6% | 68.4% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 56.3% | 67.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 44.4% | 57.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 28.4% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.1% | 27.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 24.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 705,639 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.626 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 577,601 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,469 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 13.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 24.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.