Senegal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Senegal
83.9%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
56.4%
in 2019
Senegal rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Senegal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 83.9% against 56.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 27.5%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 133 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 87.4% 64.7% 22.7% Senegal
2010s 83.7% 59.3% 24.4% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Senegal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Senegal, at 83.9% against 56.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27.5%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Senegal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Senegal ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/