Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal
Senegal: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal stood at 2.21 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal peaked at 2.21 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 761,762 number, in 1998.
That places Senegal 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 761,762 number | — |
| 1999 | 776,797 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 791,939 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 806,447 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 821,978 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 838,856 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million number | +81.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.62 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.77 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.21 million number | +3.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.21 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.21 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +81.3% | 838,856 number | 1.52 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 769,280 number | 761,762 number | 776,797 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million number | 791,939 number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million number | 1.73 million number | 2.21 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Senegal was 2.21 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 761,762 number in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.