Adjusted savings: education expenditure in France
France: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in France, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
France recorded 4.8% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in France peaked at 5.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1971.
France ranks 59th 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 France, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.9% | — |
| 1971 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in France?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in France was 4.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1971.
- How does France rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- France ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.