School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 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 134th out of 189 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.
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
- 131 Turkmenistan 1.07 GPIA compare
- 132 India 1.07 GPIA compare
- 133 Türkiye, Republic of 1.07 GPIA compare
- 135 Greece 1.05 GPIA compare
- 136 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1.04 GPIA compare
- 137 Egypt 1.03 GPIA compare
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, 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 134th out of 189 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release