Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia
Cambodia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia stood at 1.8%.
The figure is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia peaked at 5.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places Cambodia 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8% | — |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,755 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 7.91 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,563 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3091 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Cambodia was 1.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Cambodia ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.