Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal
Senegal: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 28.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
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 28.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal peaked at 43.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 50th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 32.8% | — |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -61.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +107.5% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -37.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +127.0% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 12.5% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 28.6% | 35.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 47 Lithuania 31.5% compare
- 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.2% compare
- 49 Finland 29.1% compare
- 51 Malta 28.5% compare
- 52 United States of America 28.3% compare
- 53 South Africa 27.7% compare
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 28.6% 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 43.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Senegal ranks 50th out of 68 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 10.9%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release