School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.21 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.21 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.6443 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.21 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6443 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Senegal 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6443 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6539 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6584 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7345 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7447 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7436 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6708 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.669 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6725 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6719 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.671 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6679 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6724 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6753 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6804 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6824 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6952 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6993 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7163 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7234 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7328 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7409 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7486 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7491 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7591 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7881 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8085 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.83 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8184 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8606 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8832 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9039 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9162 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9447 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9602 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9829 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9999 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.688 GPIA | 0.6443 GPIA | 0.7447 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6832 GPIA | 0.6679 GPIA | 0.7163 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7699 GPIA | 0.7234 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9516 GPIA | 0.8606 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.21 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.21 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6443 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release