Education spending in Senegal
Government spending on education in Senegal was equal to 6.2% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1998.
Senegal, 2023
6.2%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Senegal over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 6.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Senegal
All statistics for Senegal
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
15.3%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
85.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
35.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
52.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
31.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS