Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar
Myanmar: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 117.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar peaked at 3.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 187th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +64.2% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -46.9% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -57.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +166.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +25.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Myanmar was 1.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Myanmar ranks 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.