School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.14 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Senegal stood at 1.14 GPI. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5844 GPI, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5844 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5916 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6143 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6225 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6235 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6244 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6269 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6278 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6302 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6366 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6359 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6513 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6588 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6667 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6857 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7475 GPI | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7646 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7876 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7823 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8147 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8353 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8491 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8881 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9054 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9216 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9505 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9925 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPI | +6.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.14 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9931 GPI, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.14 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6032 GPI | 0.5844 GPI | 0.6225 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.635 GPI | 0.6235 GPI | 0.6588 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7391 GPI | 0.6667 GPI | 0.7876 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8807 GPI | 0.8147 GPI | 0.9505 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPI | 0.9925 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 1 Suriname 1.14 GPI compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.11 GPI compare
- 4 French Polynesia 1.09 GPI compare
- 5 Kiribati 1.07 GPI compare
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Senegal was 1.14 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5844 GPI in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.