Pakistan vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Pakistan
4.87 years
in 2019
Senegal
4.94 years
in 2019
Pakistan rank
164th
Senegal rank
161st

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Pakistan
  • Senegal
0246197119952019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 4.94 years against 4.87 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 164th and Senegal ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.61 years 2.44 years 0.1725 years Pakistan
1980s 2.71 years 3.11 years 0.3998 years Senegal
1990s 2.93 years 3.36 years 0.4292 years Senegal
2000s 3.85 years 4.74 years 0.8923 years Senegal
2010s 4.24 years 5.18 years 0.9413 years Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Pakistan or Senegal?
Senegal, at 4.94 years against 4.87 years in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Pakistan and Senegal?
0.07 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Senegal?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Pakistan ranks 164th and Senegal ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.