Adjusted savings: education expenditure in India
India: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in India, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in India is 3.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in India peaked at 4.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1971.
India ranks 137th of 200 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5% | — |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in India?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in India was 3.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1971.
- How does India rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- India ranks 137th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.