School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Senegal

Senegal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.42 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.42 years
World rank
169th
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.13 years
in 2014
All-time low
3.86 years
in 1971
Years of data
17
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Senegal, 1971–2019

02468101971199520191971: 3.9 years1972: 3.9 years1978: 4.3 years1980: 4.4 years1981: 4.6 years1982: 4.8 years1984: 5.1 years1985: 5.2 years1992: 5.5 years2006: 7.2 years2008: 8 years2010: 8.2 years2011: 8.7 years2012: 8.9 years2013: 8.9 years2014: 9.1 years2019: 8.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Senegal stood at 8.42 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Senegal peaked at 9.13 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.86 years, in 1971.

Senegal ranks 169th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.03 years 3.86 years 4.33 years 3
1980s 4.83 years 4.44 years 5.23 years 5
1990s 5.48 years 5.48 years 5.48 years 1
2000s 7.6 years 7.24 years 7.96 years 2
2010s 8.71 years 8.18 years 9.13 years 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 166 Chad 8.81 years compare
  2. 167 Eritrea 8.73 years compare
  3. 168 Zambia 8.48 years compare
  4. 170 Mali 8.11 years compare
  5. 171 Central African Republic 8.09 years compare
  6. 172 Sudan 7.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Senegal?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Senegal was 8.42 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 9.13 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 3.86 years in 1971.
How does Senegal rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Senegal ranks 169th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.