Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana
Botswana: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 9.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana stood at 9.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana peaked at 9.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1974.
That places Botswana 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 3 Marshall Islands 12.7% compare
- 4 American Samoa 11.8% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 9.9% compare
- 7 United States Virgin Islands 9.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 8.9% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 8.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 442.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7684 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 5,977 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 408.79 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,250 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -0.9223 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Botswana was 9.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Botswana ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.