Number of pupils in primary education rose 4.05% to 2,260 '000 in Senegal in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Senegal reached an all time high of 2,260 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 263 '000 in 1971. When compared to Senegal's main peers, number of pupils in primary education in Gambia amounted to 393 '000, 2,108 '000 in Guinea, 2,734 '000 in Mali and 654 '000 in Mauritania in 2020.
Senegal has been ranked 43rd within the group of 135 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | '000 | 3,925 | 4,118 | 4,283 | 4,430 | 4,580 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 | 2,707 | 2,873 | 3,041 | 3,206 | 3,234 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | '000 | 294 | 309 | 330 | 350 | 375 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 | 1,649 | 1,777 | 1,930 | 1,999 | 1,989 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Liberia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 684 | 655 | 635 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mali | '000 | 2,227 | 2,356 | 2,539 | 2,477 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 | 633 | 601 | 617 | 655 | 677 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 | 4,039 | 4,102 | 4,211 | 4,323 | 4,432 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 | 2,445 | 2,611 | 2,768 | 2,599 | 2,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | '000 | 1,977 | 2,014 | 2,088 | 2,142 | 2,172 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,360 | 1,413 | 1,487 | 1,370 | 1,770 |
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