Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Senegal
Senegal: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 20.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Senegal, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 20.1% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Senegal peaked at 25.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 38th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.7% | — |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -39.3% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +71.4% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +57.9% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.8% | 23.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 25.0% | 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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Senegal?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Senegal was 20.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Senegal ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release