Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.0% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1971.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 5.3% compare
- 43 Jamaica 5.2% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 5.2% compare
- 45 Morocco 5.2% compare
- 46 Burundi 5.2% compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.2% compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.1% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,958 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1971.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.