Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal
Senegal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.21 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal is 1.21 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal peaked at 1.21 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6443 index, in 1971.
Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6443 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.6539 index | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6584 index | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7345 index | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7447 index | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7436 index | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6708 index | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.669 index | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6725 index | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6719 index | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.671 index | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6679 index | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6724 index | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6753 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6804 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6824 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6952 index | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6993 index | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7163 index | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7234 index | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7328 index | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7409 index | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7486 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7491 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7591 index | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7881 index | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8085 index | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.83 index | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8184 index | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8606 index | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8832 index | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9039 index | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9162 index | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9447 index | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9602 index | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9829 index | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9999 index | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 index | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 index | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.15 index | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 index | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 index | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 index | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 index | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.21 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.21 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.688 index | 0.6443 index | 0.7447 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6832 index | 0.6679 index | 0.7163 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7699 index | 0.7234 index | 0.83 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9516 index | 0.8606 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.05 index | 1.15 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.19 index | 1.16 index | 1.21 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Senegal was 1.21 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6443 index in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Senegal ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.