Senegal vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

Senegal
6.33 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
7.76 years
in 2024
Senegal rank
191st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
188th

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

  • Senegal
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
02468199620102024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 7.76 years against 6.33 years in Senegal, a difference of 1.43 years.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th of 200 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 5.08 years 6.15 years 1.08 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 6.01 years 7.08 years 1.07 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 7.1 years 7.88 years 0.7747 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 6.45 years 7.77 years 1.32 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
1.43 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Senegal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Senegal ranks 191st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 188th 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