Senegal - 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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation