Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA blend
IDA blend: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA blend, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 2.1% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 7.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
IDA blend ranks 44th of 47 groups 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -41.0% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 41 Cyprus 5.4% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 5.3% compare
- 43 Jamaica 5.2% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 5.2% compare
- 45 Morocco 5.2% compare
- 46 Burundi 5.2% compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.2% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA blend
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 12.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,789 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9717 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 0.3978 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,163 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,047 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 13.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA blend?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA blend was 2.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does IDA blend rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.