Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Gambia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.7% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Gambia peaked at 3.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1992.
Gambia ranks 157th of 200 countries 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.2% | — |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -62.5% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +143.7% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +89.6% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -53.5% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 227.84 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1022 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 93.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 22.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Gambia was 2.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1992.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Gambia ranks 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.