School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.6244 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Senegal is 0.6244 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Senegal peaked at 0.6244 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0306 years, in 1980.
That places Senegal 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male (years) (expectancy male) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0306 years | — |
| 1981 | 0.0403 years | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0391 years | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0419 years | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0551 years | +31.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0565 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0598 years | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0623 years | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.063 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0661 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0679 years | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0674 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0656 years | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0697 years | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0648 years | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0683 years | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0841 years | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0833 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.097 years | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0878 years | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.086 years | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1545 years | +79.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2155 years | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2587 years | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2625 years | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2937 years | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.314 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3609 years | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3818 years | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4085 years | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4349 years | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4363 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4434 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5001 years | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.504 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5222 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5385 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5792 years | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6244 years | +7.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6244 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.21 years, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6244 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7533 years, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +79.8% | 0.086 years | 0.1545 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0482 years | 0.0306 years | 0.0623 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0685 years | 0.063 years | 0.0841 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1853 years | 0.0833 years | 0.314 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4237 years | 0.3609 years | 0.5001 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5537 years | 0.504 years | 0.6244 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, male in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Senegal was 0.6244 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6244 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0306 years in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Senegal ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release