MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.76 years
in 2024
Senegal
6.33 years
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
189th
Senegal rank
191st

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Senegal
02468199620102024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.76 years against 6.33 years in Senegal, a difference of 1.43 years.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th and Senegal ranks 191st of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 6.15 years 5.08 years 1.07 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 7.08 years 6.01 years 1.07 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 7.87 years 7.1 years 0.7724 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 7.76 years 6.45 years 1.32 years MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Senegal?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.76 years against 6.33 years in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Senegal?
1.43 years, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Senegal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th and Senegal ranks 191st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release