Senegal vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Senegal
8.84 years
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
9.12 years
in 2019
Senegal rank
169th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
166th

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

  • Senegal
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 9.12 years against 8.84 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 169th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th of 183 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 3.2 years 4.02 years 0.8195 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 4.11 years 6.61 years 2.49 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 4.78 years 5.54 years 0.7547 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 8.72 years 8.98 years 0.2575 years Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Senegal or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 9.12 years against 8.84 years in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Senegal and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.28 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tanzania, United Republic of?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Senegal and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 169th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th 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.