Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend is 3.9%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 4.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1975.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 18 Papua New Guinea 6.9% compare
- 19 Costa Rica 6.9% compare
- 20 Norway 6.7% compare
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.5% compare
- 22 Oman 6.5% compare
- 23 South Africa 6.5% compare
- 24 Belize 6.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Early-demographic dividend was 3.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1975.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.