School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.6879 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal, 1979β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.6879 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 0.6879 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 years, in 1979.
Senegal ranks 179th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0298 years | 0.0298 years | 0.0298 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.048 years | 0.0312 years | 0.0628 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0689 years | 0.064 years | 0.0839 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1963 years | 0.0856 years | 0.3356 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4518 years | 0.3822 years | 0.5401 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6098 years | 0.5472 years | 0.6879 years | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal was 0.6879 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6879 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 years in 1979.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release