GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Senegal: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
13.8%
in 2024
Senegal
20.9%
in 2025
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
15th
Senegal rank
12th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.9% against 13.8% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 15th and Senegal ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 18.4% | 2.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 19.9% | 4.7% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 18.7% | 4.8% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 20.9% against 13.8% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Senegal?
- 7.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Senegal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Senegal rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 15th and Senegal ranks 12th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release