Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Senegal

Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 83.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
83.9%
World rank
4th
of 133 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2009
All-time low
81.9%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2009–2019

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

0204060802009201420192009: 87.4 %2010: 85.6 %2011: 84.4 %2012: 83.7 %2013: 84 %2014: 81.9 %2015: 82.3 %2019: 83.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 83.9% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Senegal peaked at 87.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2014.

Senegal ranks 4th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Senegal, 2009 to 2019.
Year % Change
2009 87.4%
2010 85.6% -2.0%
2011 84.4% -1.4%
2012 83.7% -0.9%
2013 84.0% +0.3%
2014 81.9% -2.4%
2015 82.3% +0.4%
2019 83.9% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.4% 87.4% 87.4% 1
2010s 83.7% 81.9% 85.6% 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 1 Tajikistan 87.5% compare
  2. 2 Djibouti 86.6% compare
  3. 3 Chad 86.1% compare
  4. 5 Iraq 82.3%
  5. 6 Burkina Faso 80.9% compare
  6. 7 Botswana 78.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Senegal?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Senegal was 83.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2014.
How does Senegal rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Senegal ranks 4th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/