Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 3.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 4.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1971.
That places Lower middle income 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 576.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,593 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,779 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lower middle income was 3.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1971.
- How does Lower middle income rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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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.