Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 12.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands peaked at 12.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.5% | — |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.6% compare
- 2 Cuba 13.0% compare
- 4 American Samoa 11.8% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 9.9% compare
- 6 Botswana 9.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Marshall Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6305 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 3,059 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,410 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 24.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2286 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Marshall Islands was 12.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Marshall Islands ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.