School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.6879 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Senegal, 1979–2024
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 184th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0298 years | — |
| 1980 | 0.0312 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0415 years | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0406 years | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0424 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0444 years | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0565 years | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0568 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0609 years | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0628 years | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.064 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0671 years | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0675 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0671 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.065 years | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0697 years | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0659 years | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0698 years | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0839 years | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0856 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1029 years | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0936 years | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0904 years | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1627 years | +79.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2273 years | +39.7% |
| 2006 | 0.273 years | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2787 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.313 years | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3356 years | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3822 years | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4089 years | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4329 years | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4604 years | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4654 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4725 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5401 years | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5472 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5757 years | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5958 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6423 years | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6879 years | +7.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6879 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.22 years, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6879 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +79.9% | 0.0904 years | 0.1627 years |
| 2005 | +39.7% | 0.1627 years | 0.2273 years |
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 |
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, 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 184th out of 213 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