Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 3.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1973.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Late-demographic dividend
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 244.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP growth 4.5% (2025)
- GDP 28.99 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 31.87 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.7% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,235 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,321 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Late-demographic dividend was 2.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1973.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.