Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA & IBRD total is 2.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 3.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1973.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA & IBRD total?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA & IBRD total was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1973.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.