Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal
Senegal: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 369,919 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal, 1988–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal is 369,919 number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal peaked at 509,340 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 340,885 number, in 1988.
Senegal ranks 16th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 340,885 number | — |
| 2002 | 444,661 number | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 496,902 number | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 347,143 number | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 345,494 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 509,340 number | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 369,919 number | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 340,885 number | 340,885 number | 340,885 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 429,569 number | 347,143 number | 496,902 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 408,251 number | 345,494 number | 509,340 number | 3 |
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 youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Senegal was 369,919 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 509,340 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,885 number in 1988.
- How does Senegal rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.