Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon
Lebanon: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon stood at 2.1%.
That represents a change of up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon peaked at 2.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
That places Lebanon 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +61.8% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 2.2% compare
- 171 Sudan 2.2% compare
- 172 Libya 2.1% compare
- 174 Madagascar 2.1% compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1% compare
- 176 Vanuatu 2.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 115,681 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 517.47 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -4.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,387 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 22.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon was 2.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Lebanon ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.