Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific is 2.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 4.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st of 47 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 38 Republic of Moldova 5.5% compare
- 39 Chile 5.5% compare
- 40 Mozambique 5.4% compare
- 41 Cyprus 5.4% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 5.3% compare
- 43 Jamaica 5.2% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 5.2% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP 33.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in East Asia & Pacific was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.