School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 2.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.69 years
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
192nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
3.54 years
in 2014
All-time low
0.8634 years
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Senegal, 1971–2023
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.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8634 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9179 years | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.99 years | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9302 years | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9434 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9922 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.03 years | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.06 years | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.18 years | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 1.21 years | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.3 years | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 1.32 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.22 years | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 1.21 years | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19 years | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.24 years | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.33 years | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.31 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.46 years | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1.66 years | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 1.79 years | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.93 years | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4 years | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 2.78 years | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 3.12 years | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 3.35 years | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.49 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.54 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.91 years | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 2.88 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.85 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.81 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.69 years | -4.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.69 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05 years, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.69 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.29 years, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 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