Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Senegal

Senegal: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 13.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
13.7%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
70th
of 122 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2009
All-time low
9.2%
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2015

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Senegal, 1998–2015

0510151998200620151998: 9.22005: 132006: 13.22008: 13.32009: 17.32010: 16.82011: 14.62012: 14.52013: 15.12014: 14.72015: 13.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal is 13.7%, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal peaked at 17.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1998.

That places Senegal 70th out of 122 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Senegal, 1998 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1998 9.2%
2005 13.0% +41.9%
2006 13.2% +1.3%
2008 13.3% +0.7%
2009 17.3% +30.0%
2010 16.8% -3.0%
2011 14.6% -12.7%
2012 14.5% -0.9%
2013 15.1% +4.0%
2014 14.7% -2.7%
2015 13.7% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 1
2000s 14.2% 13.0% 17.3% 4
2010s 14.9% 13.7% 16.8% 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 67 Kuwait 14.4% compare
  2. 68 Seychelles 14.2% compare
  3. 69 Burkina Faso 14.1% compare
  4. 71 Uruguay 13.4% compare
  5. 72 Saint Lucia 13.3% compare
  6. 73 Indonesia 13.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal?
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Senegal was 13.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1998.
How does Senegal rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Senegal ranks 70th out of 122 countries with data for 2015.
Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,518 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/