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 251,589 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
251,589 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 202 countries
All-time high
251,589 number
in 2020
All-time low
64,655 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 251,589 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal peaked at 251,589 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64,655 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 74,758 number 64,655 number 86,996 number 10
1980s 102,502 number 89,745 number 116,177 number 10
1990s 131,784 number 119,830 number 143,529 number 10
2000s 163,273 number 146,126 number 182,863 number 10
2010s 217,393 number 187,890 number 246,453 number 10
2020s 251,589 number 251,589 number 251,589 number 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 51 Malaysia 264,210 number compare
  2. 52 Peru 263,558 number compare
  3. 53 Chad 262,916 number compare
  4. 55 Somalia 248,528 number compare
  5. 56 Ukraine 246,389 number compare
  6. 57 Korea 230,823 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 251,589 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 251,589 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 64,655 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 33.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-male-number/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-male-number/senegal/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Senegal</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/