Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
3.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
24th
of 47 groups
All-time high
4.7%
in 1976
All-time low
3.0%
in 1974
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2021

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Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 3.7% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.

The figure is 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 4.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1974.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2021.
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% +1.8%
1995 3.8% -0.4%
1996 3.6% -4.7%
1997 3.6% -1.3%
1998 4.0% +10.1%
1999 3.9% -0.7%
2000 3.8% -3.6%
2001 3.8% +0.1%
2002 3.9% +3.0%
2003 3.8% -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 3.6% +1.1%
2018 3.7% +0.8%
2019 3.7% +0.0%
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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +50.4% 3.1% 4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1974.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
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 (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.