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 198,887 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
198,887 number
World rank
13th
of 132 countries
All-time high
198,887 number
in 2019
All-time low
154,826 number
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2009201420192009: 154.8k number2010: 155.9k number2011: 157.5k number2012: 161.4k number2013: 168.0k number2014: 169.5k number2015: 175.6k number2019: 198.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal stood at 198,887 number. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Senegal peaked at 198,887 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 154,826 number, in 2009.

That places Senegal 13th out of 132 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, female (number) in Senegal, 2009 to 2019.
Year number Change
2009 154,826 number
2010 155,903 number +0.7%
2011 157,506 number +1.0%
2012 161,376 number +2.5%
2013 167,982 number +4.1%
2014 169,470 number +0.9%
2015 175,624 number +3.6%
2019 198,887 number +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 154,826 number 154,826 number 154,826 number 1
2010s 169,535 number 155,903 number 198,887 number 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

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  3. 12 Cameroon 211,017 number compare
  4. 14 Uzbekistan 174,073 number compare
  5. 15 Mali 170,811 number compare
  6. 16 Türkiye 167,814 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 198,887 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 198,887 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 154,826 number in 2009.
How does Senegal rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Senegal ranks 13th out of 132 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 28.5%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/