School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal

Senegal: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.49 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.49 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
59th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.14 million number
in 2000
All-time low
996,889 number
in 2004
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal, 1999–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1999200920191999: 2.1M number2000: 2.1M number2001: 1.9M number2002: 1.9M number2003: 2.0M number2004: 996.9k number2005: 1.0M number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.2M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 1.49 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 2.14 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 996,889 number, in 2004.

That places Senegal 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Senegal, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 2.10 million number
2000 2.14 million number +1.6%
2001 1.90 million number -11.1%
2002 1.94 million number +2.3%
2003 1.98 million number +2.1%
2004 996,889 number -49.7%
2005 1.01 million number +1.8%
2006 1.04 million number +2.0%
2007 1.06 million number +2.7%
2008 1.09 million number +2.7%
2009 1.12 million number +2.8%
2010 1.15 million number +2.8%
2011 1.19 million number +3.0%
2012 1.23 million number +3.6%
2013 1.28 million number +3.6%
2014 1.32 million number +3.5%
2015 1.36 million number +2.7%
2016 1.39 million number +2.6%
2017 1.43 million number +2.6%
2018 1.46 million number +2.4%
2019 1.49 million number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.10 million number 2.10 million number 2.10 million number 1
2000s 1.43 million number 996,889 number 2.14 million number 10
2010s 1.33 million number 1.15 million number 1.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 56 Haiti 1.52 million number compare
  2. 57 Somalia 1.49 million number compare
  3. 58 Poland 1.49 million number compare
  4. 60 Chile 1.44 million number compare
  5. 61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.39 million number compare
  6. 62 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.36 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Senegal was 1.49 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 996,889 number in 2004.
How does Senegal rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/