Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low & middle income, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low & middle income is 2.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low & middle income peaked at 3.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1973.
Low & middle income ranks 35th of 47 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.7% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7748 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,894 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3225 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low & middle income?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low & middle income was 2.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1973.
- How does Low & middle income rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Low & middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.