School life expectancy, primary, male in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.54 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Senegal, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Senegal is 4.54 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Senegal peaked at 5.15 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.57 years, in 1976.
Senegal ranks 176th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.73 years | 2.57 years | 2.97 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.45 years | 3.03 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.85 years | 3.56 years | 4.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 years | 4.43 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 years | 4.6 years | 5.01 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.58 years | 4.54 years | 4.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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, male in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Senegal was 4.54 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 years in 1976.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Senegal ranks 176th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release