Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Euro area

Euro area: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
12th
of 47 groups
All-time high
4.8%
in 2009
All-time low
3.4%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Euro area, 1970–2021

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Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 4.5% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Euro area peaked at 4.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1971.

Euro area ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Euro area, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 3.5%
1971 3.4% -1.9%
1972 3.5% +1.9%
1973 3.5% -0.8%
1974 3.8% +8.4%
1975 3.9% +4.6%
1976 3.9% -0.2%
1977 4.0% +1.1%
1978 4.0% +0.1%
1979 4.0% -0.1%
1980 4.0% +0.8%
1981 4.2% +3.5%
1982 4.2% +1.3%
1983 4.2% +0.5%
1984 4.2% +0.4%
1985 4.3% +0.5%
1986 4.2% -1.2%
1987 4.3% +1.2%
1988 4.2% -1.6%
1989 4.0% -4.1%
1990 3.9% -2.9%
1991 4.0% +1.3%
1992 4.2% +7.1%
1993 4.5% +6.8%
1994 4.6% +0.5%
1995 4.5% -0.9%
1996 4.5% +0.7%
1997 4.7% +2.4%
1998 4.4% -5.9%
1999 4.4% -0.5%
2000 4.3% -1.1%
2001 4.4% +2.5%
2002 4.4% -0.7%
2003 4.5% +1.9%
2004 4.4% -1.0%
2005 4.4% -1.1%
2006 4.4% +0.5%
2007 4.4% -1.0%
2008 4.5% +3.3%
2009 4.8% +6.8%
2010 4.8% -0.9%
2011 4.7% -2.2%
2012 4.7% +1.2%
2013 4.6% -2.1%
2014 4.6% -0.4%
2015 4.6% -1.1%
2016 4.5% -0.9%
2017 4.5% -0.0%
2018 4.5% +0.3%
2019 4.5% -0.7%
2020 4.5% +0.2%
2021 4.5% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.8% 3.4% 4.0% 10
1980s 4.2% 4.0% 4.3% 10
1990s 4.4% 3.9% 4.7% 10
2000s 4.4% 4.3% 4.8% 10
2010s 4.6% 4.5% 4.8% 10
2020s 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Euro area?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Euro area was 4.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1971.
How does Euro area rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Euro area ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
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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.