Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal
Senegal: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 3.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal is 3.82 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal peaked at 4.11 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.95 years, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.78 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.74 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.71 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.67 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.64 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.6 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.56 years | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.51 years | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 2.47 years | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.42 years | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.38 years | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.29 years | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2 years | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.12 years | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.03 years | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.95 years | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.14 years | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.35 years | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 2.56 years | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 2.76 years | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.97 years | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 3.18 years | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 3.34 years | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 years | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.42 years | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.33 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7 years | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 4.11 years | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 3.87 years | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.68 years | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.75 years | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.82 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.82 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.82 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.61 years | 2.42 years | 2.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 years | 1.95 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 years | 2.97 years | 4.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 years | 3.75 years | 3.82 years | 4 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0682 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0588 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2239 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1125 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Senegal was 3.82 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 years in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Senegal ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.