Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Liberia
Liberia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Liberia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Liberia stood at 3.7%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Liberia peaked at 5.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
Liberia ranks 113th 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 Liberia, 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 | 2.6% | +35.2% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | +34.6% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +25.7% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.3265 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 298.89 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 265.33 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.292 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Liberia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Liberia was 3.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Liberia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 113th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.