Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 14.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Senegal, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 14.4% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal peaked at 17.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Senegal 67th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.1% | — |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +44.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -99.5% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +17792.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 17.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 0.1% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal was 14.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 67th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release