Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Pacific island small states, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Pacific island small states is 6.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Pacific island small states peaked at 6.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1972.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2% | — |
| 1971 | 5.5% | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island 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
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 689.93 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 548.92 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5679 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 2,572 current US$ per person (2024)
- GDP 13.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 9.11 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Pacific island small states?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Pacific island small states was 6.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1972.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.