Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 1.9% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central peaked at 3.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2019.
That places Africa Western and Central 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +26.8% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -43.4% | 3.2% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 44 Cape Verde 5.2% compare
- 45 Morocco 5.2% compare
- 46 Burundi 5.2% compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.2% compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.1% compare
- 49 Argentina 5.0% compare
- 50 Ukraine 5.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP 852.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 368.43 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 19.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 794.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,600 current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Africa Western and Central was 1.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.