Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica
Dominica: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica stood at 5.0%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica peaked at 5.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1988.
That places Dominica 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.4% | — |
| 1971 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Dominica was 5.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1988.
- How does Dominica rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Dominica ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.