Senegal vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Senegal
20.9%
in 2025
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
13.8%
in 2024
Senegal rank
12th
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
12th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Senegal
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.9% against 13.8% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 12th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.5% | 2.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 15.3% | 4.5% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 14.3% | 4.4% | 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Senegal, at 20.9% against 13.8% in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Senegal and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Senegal ranks 12th and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 12th 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