Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea-Bissau, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.6% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +31.7% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 190 Haiti 1.5% compare
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- 195 Monaco 1.0% compare
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More economy & growth data for Guinea-Bissau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 174.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 90.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 101,262 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea-Bissau?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Guinea-Bissau was 1.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.