Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Arab World
Arab World: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Arab World, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Arab World stood at 4.9%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Arab World peaked at 4.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
That places Arab World 6th 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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.8% | — |
| 1971 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 2 |
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- 3 Marshall Islands 12.7% compare
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- 7 United States Virgin Islands 9.4% compare
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More economy & growth data for Arab World
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 7,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,404 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 2,205 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Arab World?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Arab World was 4.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Arab World ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.