Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon

Lebanon: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2001
All-time low
1.4%
in 2011
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lebanon, 1970–2021

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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

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Lebanon, 1970 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 170 Antigua and Barbuda 2.2% compare
  2. 171 Sudan 2.2% compare
  3. 172 Libya 2.1% compare
  4. 174 Madagascar 2.1% compare
  5. 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1% compare
  6. 176 Vanuatu 2.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
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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.