School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.8719 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Senegal, 1971–2024
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 146th out of 191 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.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0212 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0221 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0382 years | +72.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0381 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0472 years | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 0.05 years | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0456 years | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0446 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0468 years | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0748 years | +59.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1722 years | +130.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2108 years | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2717 years | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2899 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2812 years | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3706 years | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3762 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3885 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4036 years | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4067 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4079 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4291 years | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5047 years | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5436 years | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5871 years | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7041 years | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7729 years | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.901 years | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8719 years | -3.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.8719 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8776 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.8719 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 | +130.4% | 0.0748 years | 0.1722 years |
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
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, 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 146th out of 191 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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February 2026 Data Release