School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.6568 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Senegal is 0.6568 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 0.6568 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0693 years, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 139th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0693 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0748 years | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1002 years | +33.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1043 years | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1322 years | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1422 years | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.129 years | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1347 years | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.115 years | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1177 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1249 years | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1612 years | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1656 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1719 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.247 years | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2711 years | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.279 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3111 years | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3916 years | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3969 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3796 years | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4986 years | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5038 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5177 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5356 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5376 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5454 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5756 years | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6381 years | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6568 years | +2.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6568 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6568 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +43.7% | 0.1719 years | 0.247 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0871 years | 0.0693 years | 0.1043 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.128 years | 0.115 years | 0.1422 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1662 years | 0.1612 years | 0.1719 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3161 years | 0.247 years | 0.3969 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5389 years | 0.3796 years | 0.6568 years | 10 |
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, both sexes in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Senegal was 0.6568 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6568 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0693 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 139th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.