School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.198 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Senegal 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2109 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.198 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2511 GPIA | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2376 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2305 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2253 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2269 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2543 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2626 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3256 GPIA | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4589 GPIA | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5238 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5374 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5756 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5813 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5751 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5762 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5787 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5884 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5995 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5989 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6084 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6854 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7587 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7897 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9218 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9761 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9998 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.9% | 0.3256 GPIA | 0.4589 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2244 GPIA | 0.198 GPIA | 0.2511 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2399 GPIA | 0.2253 GPIA | 0.2626 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3256 GPIA | 0.3256 GPIA | 0.3256 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5239 GPIA | 0.4589 GPIA | 0.5756 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.615 GPIA | 0.5751 GPIA | 0.7587 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9487 GPIA | 0.7897 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release