School life expectancy, primary, female in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.77 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Senegal, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Senegal stood at 5.77 years. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Senegal peaked at 5.77 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.72 years, in 1971.
That places Senegal 117th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 1.72 years | 2 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.36 years | 2.03 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 years | 2.66 years | 3.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 years | 3.81 years | 5.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 years | 5.29 years | 5.63 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.68 years | 5.57 years | 5.77 years | 5 |
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More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Senegal was 5.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Senegal ranks 117th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release