| dc.description.abstract | Senegal has a predominantly young population,
with about 57.7% under the age of 18 years.
Therefore, Senegal faces a strong demand for
education and healthcare, particularly sexual
and reproductive health and the upholding of
the rights of children, particularly girls. Moreover,
it should be noted that out of this young
population, 47% are not in school. This further
complicates the need to ensure that all children
receive an education. Even though Senegal has
achieved greater equity at the elementary and
middle levels, statistics show that the enrolment
numbers of girls decrease significantly as they
advance in grades. For example, in primary
school, girls’ GER stood at 87.58% vs 34.60% in
secondary school, therefore access to school for
girls has not been translated into retention and
completion at the secondary school level. | en_US |
