Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern is 4.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 6.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1977.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.9% | — |
| 1971 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -26.2% | 6.7% | 5.0% |
| 1992 | +25.5% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 5 Solomon Islands 9.9% compare
- 6 Botswana 9.5% compare
- 7 United States Virgin Islands 9.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 8.9% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 8.6% compare
- 10 Guam 8.3% compare
- 11 Djibouti 7.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Eastern and Southern was 4.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1977.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.