Children out of school, primary in Senegal
Senegal: Children out of school, primary was 675,615 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Senegal, 1978–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Senegal is 675,615, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Senegal peaked at 814,327 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 512,867, in 2012.
That places Senegal 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 634,096 | 633,947 | 634,245 | 2 |
| 1980s | 682,406 | 647,599 | 725,893 | 9 |
| 1990s | 754,815 | 695,741 | 814,327 | 7 |
| 2000s | 594,129 | 547,782 | 676,284 | 8 |
| 2010s | 561,117 | 512,867 | 643,693 | 7 |
| 2020s | 659,166 | 610,246 | 679,186 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 75.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 6.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 36.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Senegal?
- Children out of school, primary in Senegal was 675,615 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 814,327 in 1994.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,867 in 2012.
- How does Senegal rank for children out of school, primary?
- Senegal ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.