Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 4.1% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 4.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1987.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | +88.3% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +53.3% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -24.1% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +82.7% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +48.5% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | +11.7% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +88.3% | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| 1989 | +82.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| 1983 | +53.3% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| 1990 | +48.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.87 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 4.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1987.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.