Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros
Comoros: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros is 2.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros peaked at 8.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1998.
Comoros ranks 162nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.9% | — |
| 1971 | 8.0% | +103.7% |
| 1972 | 3.9% | -50.9% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -50.6% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Comoros
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 181.64 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3159 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 649.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 137.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Comoros was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1998.
- How does Comoros rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Comoros ranks 162nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.