Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Senegal
Senegal: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Senegal, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 20.9% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Senegal peaked at 25.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2010.
Senegal ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Senegal, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.7% | — |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -89.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +739.9% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -35.2% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +36.7% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 2.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.5% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 9 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 11 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 20.4% compare
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 expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Senegal?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Senegal was 20.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release