Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 3.4% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 3.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7% | — |
| 1971 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.