School life expectancy, secondary, male in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.69 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Senegal, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.69 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Senegal peaked at 3.54 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8634 years, in 1971.
That places Senegal 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9254 years | 0.8634 years | 0.99 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.1 years | 0.9434 years | 1.3 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.26 years | 1.19 years | 1.34 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.7 years | 1.31 years | 2.4 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2 years | 2.78 years | 3.54 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.81 years | 2.69 years | 2.88 years | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 85.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Senegal was 2.69 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8634 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Senegal ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release