Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 2.2% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 3.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2009.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 170th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -23.1% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.78 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -9.34 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -99.14 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 281.95 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 14.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,993 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Antigua and Barbuda was 2.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.