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

Nigeria
8.68 years
in 2011
Senegal
8.84 years
in 2019
Nigeria rank
170th
Senegal rank
169th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
46810197119952019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 8.84 years against 8.68 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 169th of 183 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 5.27 years 3.47 years 1.8 years Nigeria
1980s 8.03 years 3.98 years 4.05 years Nigeria
1990s 7.63 years 5.21 years 2.43 years Nigeria
2000s 8.99 years 6.62 years 2.37 years Nigeria
2010s 8.52 years 8.39 years 0.1311 years Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 8.84 years against 8.68 years in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Nigeria and Senegal?
0.16 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Nigeria ranks 170th 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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About this data

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.