Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Iraq
Iraq: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Iraq, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Iraq is 4.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Iraq peaked at 4.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1980.
That places Iraq 68th out of 200 countries 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.7% | — |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -29.6% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +76.9% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 516.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 3.14 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,338 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 19.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Iraq?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Iraq was 4.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1980.
- How does Iraq rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.