Senegal - 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

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation