School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.8719 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal is 0.8719 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal peaked at 0.901 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0212 years, in 1971.
That places Senegal 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0299 years | 0.0212 years | 0.0382 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0468 years | 0.0446 years | 0.05 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0748 years | 0.0748 years | 0.0748 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2362 years | 0.1722 years | 0.2899 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4112 years | 0.2812 years | 0.5436 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7674 years | 0.5871 years | 0.901 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 142 Seychelles 0.9665 years compare
- 143 Comoros, Union of the 0.9146 years compare
- 144 Bhutan 0.8832 years compare
- 146 Cameroon 0.8652 years compare
- 147 Sudan 0.7949 years compare
- 148 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.659 years compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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 72,089 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal was 0.8719 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0212 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Senegal ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release