Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Brazil
Brazil: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Brazil stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Brazil peaked at 6.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1984.
That places Brazil 31st out of 200 countries 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.6% | — |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -16.6% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9957 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 10,667 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1402 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Brazil?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Brazil was 5.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1984.
- How does Brazil rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.