School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.2 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal is 1.2 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5765 GPIA, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5765 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5821 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.604 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6093 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6083 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6137 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6202 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6259 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6703 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8948 GPIA | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9225 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9662 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5875 GPIA | 0.5765 GPIA | 0.604 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.6155 GPIA | 0.6083 GPIA | 0.6259 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6703 GPIA | 0.6703 GPIA | 0.6703 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9086 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Senegal was 1.2 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5765 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release