Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Ethiopia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3.1% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 4.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1982.
Ethiopia ranks 138th of 200 countries 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.4% | — |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -33.2% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -30.6% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +90.2% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 207.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,801 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 54.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 92.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -17.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 187.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Ethiopia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Ethiopia was 3.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1982.
- How does Ethiopia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 138th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.