Education expenditure in the budget in Senegal in 2025 — 20.91%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 60. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 2.18 pp.
1998–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.91 | — |
| 2023 | 22.55 | +6.06 pp |
| 2022 | 16.49 | −0.19 pp |
| 2021 | 16.68 | −2.54 pp |
| 2020 | 19.22 | +4.52 pp |
| 2019 | 14.69 | −7.97 pp |
| 2018 | 22.66 | +1.56 pp |
| 2017 | 21.1 | −0.24 pp |
| 2016 | 21.34 | −2.44 pp |
| 2015 | 23.78 | −1.02 pp |
| 2014 | 24.8 | −0.94 pp |
| 2013 | 25.74 | +4.95 pp |
| 2012 | 20.8 | −0.29 pp |
| 2011 | 21.09 | +18.58 pp |
| 2010 | 2.51 | −20.79 pp |
| 2009 | 23.3 | +4.07 pp |
| 2008 | 19.23 | — |
| 2006 | 17.95 | −3.82 pp |
| 2005 | 21.77 | +4.81 pp |
| 2004 | 16.96 | +0.84 pp |
| 2003 | 16.12 | −0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 16.72 | +0.99 pp |
| 2001 | 15.73 | −1.89 pp |
| 2000 | 17.62 | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 16.82 | −1.91 pp |
| 1998 | 18.73 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
