Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Senegal
Senegal: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 20.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Senegal, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Senegal stood at 20.9%.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Senegal peaked at 25.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2010.
Senegal ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 15.7% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 2.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.5% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 9 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 22.0% compare
- 11 Botswana 21.5% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 20.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Gross national expenditure 39.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 29.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 17.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 23.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 13.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 79.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.48 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 12.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 106.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Senegal?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Senegal was 20.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2010.
- How does Senegal rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.