School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7502 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Senegal is 0.7502 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 0.7502 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.194 GPI, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 144th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.205 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.194 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2516 GPI | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2382 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2308 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2257 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2272 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2543 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2624 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3213 GPI | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.453 GPI | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5187 GPI | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5343 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5747 GPI | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5828 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5785 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5781 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5787 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5851 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5933 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5907 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5998 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6764 GPI | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7502 GPI | +10.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7502 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7502 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +41.0% | 0.3213 GPI | 0.453 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2222 GPI | 0.194 GPI | 0.2516 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2401 GPI | 0.2257 GPI | 0.2624 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3213 GPI | 0.3213 GPI | 0.3213 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5202 GPI | 0.453 GPI | 0.5747 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6113 GPI | 0.5781 GPI | 0.7502 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Senegal was 0.7502 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7502 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.194 GPI in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 144th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.