Senegal vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Senegal
20.9%
in 2025
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
14.4%
in 2024
Senegal rank
12th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
11th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Senegal
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.9% against 14.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 12th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.6% | 2.0% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.9% | 3.0% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.4% | 2.3% | 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, Senegal or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Senegal, at 20.9% against 14.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Senegal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 6.5%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Senegal ranks 12th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- 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