Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Peru
Peru: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Peru, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Peru stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Peru peaked at 3.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1979.
Peru ranks 121st of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,981 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 53.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 45.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 12.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2805 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2,391 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Peru?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Peru was 3.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1979.
- How does Peru rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Peru ranks 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.