Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia
Australia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia is 5.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia peaked at 5.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1990.
That places Australia 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1971 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2446 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 15,931 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3779 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 24,616 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Australia was 5.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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.