Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal
Senegal: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 552,612 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal, 1988–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal is 552,612 number, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal peaked at 675,645 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 480,749 number, in 1988.
Senegal ranks 13th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 480,749 number | — |
| 2002 | 642,427 number | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 665,591 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 578,250 number | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 547,211 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 675,645 number | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 552,612 number | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 480,749 number | 480,749 number | 480,749 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 628,756 number | 578,250 number | 665,591 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 591,823 number | 547,211 number | 675,645 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 10 Burkina Faso 882,379 number compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 764,704 number compare
- 12 Bangladesh 591,766 number compare
- 14 Benin 541,747 number compare
- 15 Madagascar 523,144 number compare
- 16 Malawi 463,238 number compare
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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Senegal was 552,612 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 675,645 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,749 number in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Senegal ranks 13th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.