Adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America
North America: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America stood at 4.4%.
The figure is down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America peaked at 7.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1986.
North America ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.4% | — |
| 1971 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +47.3% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -30.3% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 10 Guam 8.3% compare
- 11 Djibouti 7.8% compare
- 12 New Zealand 7.4% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 7.2% compare
- 14 Iceland 7.2% compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 7.1% compare
- 16 Sweden 7.1% compare
More economy & growth data for North America
- GDP (current US$), per capita 86,308 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.31 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9466 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 65,820 current US$ per person (2021)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.759 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 65,508 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in North America was 4.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1986.
- How does North America rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- North America ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.