School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Senegal
Senegal: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.7507 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.7507 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2019.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Senegal peaked at 0.7618 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1143 years, in 1971.
That places Senegal 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1143 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1242 years | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1586 years | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1674 years | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2145 years | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2319 years | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2104 years | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1835 years | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1866 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2443 years | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3857 years | +57.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4111 years | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5121 years | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5054 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4808 years | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6332 years | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 0.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6574 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6774 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6763 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.687 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7206 years | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7618 years | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7507 years | -1.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.7507 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.7507 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male 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 | +57.9% | 0.2443 years | 0.3857 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1411 years | 0.1143 years | 0.1674 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2054 years | 0.1835 years | 0.2319 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2443 years | 0.2443 years | 0.2443 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4536 years | 0.3857 years | 0.5121 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6685 years | 0.4808 years | 0.7618 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, male in Senegal?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Senegal was 0.7507 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7618 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1143 years in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Senegal ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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, male (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.