Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Senegal
Senegal: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 58.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Senegal, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 58.0% for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in 2022.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Senegal peaked at 74.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.1% | — |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -65.8% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +126.2% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 69.2% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 20.7% | 46.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 52.8% | 58.0% | 3 |
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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 upper secondary student as a in Senegal?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Senegal was 58.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary 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