Senegal — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Senegal, 1998–2023.
Education spending for Senegal was 6.16% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1998 to 2023. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.54% in 2010 (about 11.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.72% per year.
Senegal ranks 22 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Senegal sits above it. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 8%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 5 of 41 economies; Eswatini (6.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 800% in 2011. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1998 level: doubled by 2013. Doubling roughly every 19 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 69th of 86 in 1998 → 96th of 116 in 2000 → 130th of 130 in 2010 → 32nd of 157 in 2020 → 9th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 5.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 5.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 5.69% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 5.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.11% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 4.74% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 5.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 5.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.69% | +0.9 pp |
| 2012 | 4.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +4.4 pp |
| 2010 | 0.54% | -4.4 pp |
| 2009 | 4.92% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 4.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 3.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 4.06% | +1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.75% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Senegal’s Education spending in 1999?
2.46% (1999). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Senegal’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +149.0% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 6.16%; 2022: 5.95%; 2021: 5.61%; 2020: 5.69%; 2019: 5.04%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.