Guinea vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Guinea
9.01 years
in 2014
Senegal
8.84 years
in 2019
Guinea rank
168th
Senegal rank
169th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Guinea
  • Senegal
246810197119952019

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 9.01 years against 8.84 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.17 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.

Guinea ranks 168th and Senegal ranks 169th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.9 years 3.25 years 0.355 years Senegal
1980s 3.03 years 4.05 years 1.02 years Senegal
2000s 7.35 years 6.94 years 0.4069 years Guinea
2010s 8.71 years 8.99 years 0.2802 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, Guinea or Senegal?
Guinea, at 9.01 years against 8.84 years in Senegal as of 2014.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Guinea and Senegal?
0.17 years, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Guinea ranks 168th 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.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.