School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal

Senegal: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 496,380 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
496,380 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 202 countries
All-time high
496,380 number
in 2020
All-time low
128,410 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal is 496,380 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal peaked at 496,380 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 128,410 number, in 1970.

Senegal ranks 54th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 148,409 number 128,410 number 172,654 number 10
1980s 203,348 number 178,154 number 230,274 number 10
1990s 260,962 number 237,481 number 284,197 number 10
2000s 323,359 number 289,472 number 361,647 number 10
2010s 429,423 number 371,476 number 486,377 number 10
2020s 496,380 number 496,380 number 496,380 number 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 51 Italy 522,575 number compare
  2. 52 Peru 521,047 number compare
  3. 53 Malaysia 512,878 number compare
  4. 55 Somalia 493,532 number compare
  5. 56 Ukraine 478,550 number compare
  6. 57 Zimbabwe 451,884 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Senegal

All data for Senegal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal was 496,380 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 496,380 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 128,410 number in 1970.
How does Senegal rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Senegal ranks 54th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before 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
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/