Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 3.7% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 4.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1974.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.9% | — |
| 1971 | 3.0% | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | +50.4% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +50.4% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 3.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1974.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.