Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal

Senegal: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 407,892 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
407,892 number
World rank
12th
of 133 countries
All-time high
407,892 number
in 2019
All-time low
316,026 number
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal, 2009–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2009201420192009: 316.0k number2010: 318.1k number2011: 322.5k number2012: 330.6k number2013: 343.6k number2014: 347.4k number2015: 360.5k number2019: 407.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 407,892 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal peaked at 407,892 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 316,026 number, in 2009.

That places Senegal 12th out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Senegal, 2009 to 2019.
Year number Change
2009 316,026 number
2010 318,131 number +0.7%
2011 322,477 number +1.4%
2012 330,637 number +2.5%
2013 343,610 number +3.9%
2014 347,372 number +1.1%
2015 360,499 number +3.8%
2019 407,892 number +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 316,026 number 316,026 number 316,026 number 1
2010s 347,231 number 318,131 number 407,892 number 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 9 Burkina Faso 503,440 number compare
  2. 10 Chad 441,217 number compare
  3. 11 Cameroon 422,675 number compare
  4. 13 Uzbekistan 352,374 number compare
  5. 14 Philippines 350,582 number compare
  6. 15 Pakistan 346,337 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal was 407,892 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 407,892 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 316,026 number in 2009.
How does Senegal rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Senegal ranks 12th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/