School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.18 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9813 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
39
1980–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.18 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9813 GPIA, in 1994.
That places Senegal 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.987 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9813 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9988 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9973 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.18 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9813 GPIA in 1994.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release