Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Nepal
Nepal: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Nepal, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2.9% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Nepal peaked at 4.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1972.
That places Nepal 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -59.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +35.0% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 401.59 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 517.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 45.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Nepal?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Nepal was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1972.
- How does Nepal rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 147th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.