Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Senegal

Senegal: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6%
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
47th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
12
1998–2018

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Senegal, 1998–2018

00.20.40.60.81998200820181998: 0.309 %2005: 0.579 %2006: 0.599 %2009: 0.351 %2010: 0.419 %2011: 0.401 %2012: 0.457 %2013: 0.49 %2014: 0.576 %2015: 0.469 %2016: 0.719 %2018: 0.637 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2018.

That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Senegal peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Senegal ranks 47th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Senegal, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.3%
2005 0.6% +87.2%
2006 0.6% +3.6%
2009 0.4% -41.5%
2010 0.4% +19.5%
2011 0.4% -4.4%
2012 0.5% +14.0%
2013 0.5% +7.2%
2014 0.6% +17.8%
2015 0.5% -18.7%
2016 0.7% +53.3%
2018 0.6% -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 44 Mexico 0.7% compare
  2. 45 Estonia 0.7% compare
  3. 46 Japan 0.7% compare
  4. 48 Australia 0.6% compare
  5. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% compare
  6. 50 Romania 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Senegal?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Senegal was 0.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Senegal rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Senegal ranks 47th out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/