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

Mozambique

20.4%

in 2021

Senegal

20.9%

in 2025

Mozambique rank

15th

Senegal rank

12th

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

Senegal currently reports 20.9% against 20.4% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Senegal ahead.

Globally, Mozambique ranks 15th 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.