Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low income
Low income: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low income, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Low income recorded 2.9% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low income peaked at 3.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1998.
Low income ranks 31st 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 income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.4% | — |
| 1971 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 901.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 615.02 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 237.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 71.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 260.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 225.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low income?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Low income was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Low income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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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.