Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 4.6% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 4.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1975.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | +32.2% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 | +32.2% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 7 United States Virgin Islands 9.4% compare
- 8 Namibia 8.9% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 8.6% compare
- 10 Guam 8.3% compare
- 11 Djibouti 7.8% compare
- 12 New Zealand 7.4% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 7.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 4.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1975.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.