Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar
Madagascar: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar is 2.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar peaked at 4.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1998.
That places Madagascar 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1971 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +29.2% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +44.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -22.7% |
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 107.86 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 197.21 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,491 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 893,298 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Madagascar was 2.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Madagascar ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.