School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.22 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal stood at 1.22 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7605 GPIA, in 1996.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7605 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.7775 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7986 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7926 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8271 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8471 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8671 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8778 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9046 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.921 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9374 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9742 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7823 GPIA | 0.7605 GPIA | 0.7986 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.8271 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 72,089 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Senegal was 1.22 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7605 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release