Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states
Other small states: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states peaked at 5.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
Other small states ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.6% compare
- 2 Cuba 13.0% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 12.7% compare
- 4 American Samoa 11.8% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 9.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Other small states
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7,246 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 13,172 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,658 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Other small states was 5.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does Other small states rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Other small states ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.