Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA total
IDA total: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA total, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA total stood at 2.3%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA total peaked at 4.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2019.
IDA total ranks 43rd 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5% | — |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 40 Mozambique 5.4% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for IDA total
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9748 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,537 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 43.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -35.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,586 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA total?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in IDA total was 2.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
- How does IDA total rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- IDA total ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.