School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 7.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Senegal stood at 7.24 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Senegal peaked at 8.44 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.53 years, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 198th of 208 countries on this measure, 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, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.53 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.57 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.91 years | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 3.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.97 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 4.11 years | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 4.26 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 4.46 years | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 4.6 years | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.72 years | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.81 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 4.94 years | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.9 years | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.01 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.13 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.33 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 5.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.76 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.06 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.61 years | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 6.84 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.92 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.52 years | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 7.79 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 8.13 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.34 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.51 years | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 7.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.42 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.39 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.24 years | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.73 years | 3.53 years | 3.91 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.53 years | 3.97 years | 4.94 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.25 years | 4.99 years | 5.55 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.5 years | 5.76 years | 7.52 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.09 years | 7.51 years | 8.44 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.4 years | 7.24 years | 7.54 years | 4 |
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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, male in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Senegal was 7.24 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.44 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Senegal ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release