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

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

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

  • Senegal
  • UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
02468199620102024

How they compare

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

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

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

Senegal ranks 191st and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 5.08 years 6.15 years 1.07 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 6.01 years 7.08 years 1.07 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 7.1 years 7.87 years 0.7724 years UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 6.45 years 7.76 years 1.32 years UNICEF: 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, Senegal or UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
UNICEF: 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 Senegal and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
1.43 years, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Senegal and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Senegal ranks 191st and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 189th of 200 countries.
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