Ethiopia vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Ethiopia
8.41 years
in 2012
Senegal
8.84 years
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
171st
Senegal rank
169th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Ethiopia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 8.84 years against 8.41 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.43 years.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 169th of 183 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 years | 3.06 years | 1.89 years | Senegal |
| 1980s | 3.12 years | 4.23 years | 1.1 years | Senegal |
| 1990s | 3.93 years | 5.21 years | 1.28 years | Senegal |
| 2000s | 6.85 years | 6.97 years | 0.1207 years | Senegal |
| 2010s | 8.31 years | 8.58 years | 0.2753 years | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 8.84 years against 8.41 years in Ethiopia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 0.43 years, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Ethiopia ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 169th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.