Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal
Senegal: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal stood at 8.4%.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 116.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal peaked at 10.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2016.
Senegal ranks 93rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.1% | — |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -60.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +196.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -71.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +137.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -40.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +52.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 2.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Senegal was 8.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Senegal ranks 93rd out of 117 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release