Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal
Senegal: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 69.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal is 69.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal peaked at 88.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 83.6% | — |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 61.2% | 88.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.6% | 69.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 20 Portugal 69.3% compare
- 21 Malaysia 69.2% compare
- 22 Costa Rica 69.2% compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.3% compare
- 25 South Africa 68.1% compare
- 26 Spain 67.3% 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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal was 69.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release