Education spending in Senegal
Senegal: Education spending was 6.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Senegal, 1998–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Senegal is 6.16, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Senegal peaked at 6.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5448, in 2010.
That places Senegal 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Education spending in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.47 | — |
| 1999 | 2.46 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.46 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.47 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.75 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 4.06 | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 3.82 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.03 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.92 | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5448 | -88.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | +800.0% |
| 2012 | 4.78 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.69 | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 5.73 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.46 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.11 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.74 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 5.11 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 5.04 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.69 | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 5.61 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.95 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 6.16 | +3.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 6.16 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 6.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +800.0% | 0.5448 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | -88.9% | 4.92 | 0.5448 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 | 2.46 | 2.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.35 | 2.46 | 4.92 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.71 | 0.5448 | 5.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 | 5.61 | 6.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Senegal?
- Education spending in Senegal was 6.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 in 2023.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5448 in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for education spending?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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