Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malawi, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malawi stood at 4.6%.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malawi peaked at 6.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1976.
That places Malawi 66th out of 200 countries 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.4% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +63.6% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 525.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 353,070 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malawi?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Malawi was 4.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1976.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 66th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.