Botswana vs Senegal: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Botswana

21.5%

in 2020

Senegal

20.9%

in 2025

Botswana rank

11th

Senegal rank

12th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Botswana currently reports 21.5% against 20.9% in Senegal, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.