School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 9.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal stood at 9.29 years. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal peaked at 9.29 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.07 years, in 1971.
That places Senegal 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.07 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.12 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.42 years | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 2.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5 years | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.58 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 2.69 years | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 2.82 years | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 2.91 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.02 years | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 3.07 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 3.23 years | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 3.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.35 years | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.43 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.82 years | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 4.06 years | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 4.32 years | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 4.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.68 years | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 4.83 years | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.14 years | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 5.86 years | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 6.17 years | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 6.35 years | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.14 years | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 7.71 years | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.48 years | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 8.72 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.82 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.05 years | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.77 years | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.99 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.28 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.29 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.26 years | 2.07 years | 2.45 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.9 years | 2.5 years | 3.23 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.88 years | 3.35 years | 4.32 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.74 years | 4.68 years | 7.14 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.59 years | 7.71 years | 9.05 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.16 years | 8.99 years | 9.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.56 years compare
- 176 El Salvador 9.53 years compare
- 177 San Marino 9.44 years compare
- 179 Tajikistan 9.14 years compare
- 180 Guatemala 8.96 years compare
- 181 Benin 8.96 years compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 85.33 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Senegal was 9.29 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Senegal ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release