Senegal - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Senegal was 670,978 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 780,769 in 1994 and a minimum value of 503,229 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 585,721
1979 585,148
1980 595,316
1981 602,000
1982 607,038
1983 610,450
1984 625,005
1985 639,767
1986 585,423
1988 620,449
1989 653,856
1990 688,582
1992 744,848
1994 780,769
1996 747,136
1997 695,521
1998 667,557
1999 696,536
2000 658,239
2003 580,082
2004 642,783
2005 637,148
2006 594,493
2007 560,734
2008 555,123
2009 561,905
2010 553,211
2011 550,287
2012 503,229
2013 540,858
2014 541,676
2015 563,931
2019 681,296
2020 670,978

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Senegal was 261,999 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 410,228 in 1996 and a minimum value of 217,729 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 315,530
1979 318,073
1980 324,816
1981 330,707
1982 336,247
1983 340,861
1984 349,393
1985 357,386
1986 335,499
1988 352,591
1990 382,201
1992 409,666
1996 410,228
1997 383,502
1998 365,981
1999 382,382
2000 355,841
2003 310,851
2004 328,403
2005 322,162
2006 295,466
2007 273,781
2008 263,913
2009 262,104
2010 252,742
2011 247,440
2012 217,729
2013 234,981
2014 232,127
2015 238,090
2019 274,164
2020 261,999

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Senegal was 19.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 75.11 in 1978, while its lowest value was 19.49 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 75.11
1979 72.96
1980 71.91
1981 70.91
1982 69.49
1983 67.80
1984 66.94
1985 66.11
1986 62.47
1988 61.22
1990 61.67
1992 61.74
1996 55.89
1997 51.30
1998 48.04
1999 49.23
2000 44.93
2003 37.06
2004 37.44
2005 35.99
2006 32.39
2007 29.37
2008 27.69
2009 26.88
2010 25.32
2011 24.21
2012 20.76
2013 21.77
2014 20.85
2015 20.69
2019 20.98
2020 19.49

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Senegal was 408,979 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 408,979 in 2020 and a minimum value of 249,924 in 1986.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 270,191
1979 267,075
1980 270,500
1981 271,293
1982 270,791
1983 269,589
1984 275,612
1985 282,381
1986 249,924
1988 267,858
1990 306,381
1992 335,182
1996 336,908
1997 312,019
1998 301,576
1999 314,154
2000 302,398
2003 269,231
2004 314,380
2005 314,986
2006 299,027
2007 286,953
2008 291,210
2009 299,801
2010 300,469
2011 302,847
2012 285,500
2013 305,877
2014 309,549
2015 325,841
2019 407,132
2020 408,979

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Senegal was 29.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 63.38 in 1978, while its lowest value was 26.66 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 63.38
1979 60.39
1980 59.06
1981 57.39
1982 55.24
1983 52.92
1984 52.08
1985 51.47
1986 45.85
1988 45.80
1990 48.64
1992 49.66
1996 45.08
1997 40.96
1998 38.84
1999 39.67
2000 37.46
2003 31.54
2004 35.21
2005 34.55
2006 32.18
2007 30.23
2008 29.98
2009 30.14
2010 29.49
2011 29.01
2012 26.66
2013 27.75
2014 27.20
2015 27.68
2019 30.39
2020 29.67

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Senegal was 24.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 69.20 in 1978, while its lowest value was 23.74 in 2012.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1978 69.20
1979 66.63
1980 65.44
1981 64.10
1982 62.32
1983 60.31
1984 59.46
1985 58.74
1986 54.10
1988 53.45
1989 54.26
1990 55.10
1992 55.65
1994 54.89
1996 50.44
1997 46.08
1998 43.40
1999 44.40
2000 41.16
2003 34.28
2004 36.31
2005 35.27
2006 32.29
2007 29.80
2008 28.84
2009 28.53
2010 27.43
2011 26.64
2012 23.74
2013 24.79
2014 24.06
2015 24.22
2019 25.74
2020 24.64

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation