Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Senegal
Senegal: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 79.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Senegal, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 79.5% for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Senegal peaked at 84.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 25th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 70.1% | — |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 70.1% | 70.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 61.7% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.5% | 83.5% | 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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Senegal?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Senegal was 79.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.