Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Senegal
Senegal: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 6.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Senegal, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Senegal is 6.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Senegal peaked at 6.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Senegal 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.53 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 53.44 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 57.13 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 61.99 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Senegal?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Senegal was 6.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.