Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines

Philippines: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 200 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 1998
All-time low
1.3%
in 1984
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines, 1970–2021

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Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 1.8% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines peaked at 3.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1984.

Philippines ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Philippines, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 2.8%
1971 2.8% +1.5%
1972 2.2% -21.2%
1973 2.2% +0.0%
1974 2.2% +0.0%
1975 2.2% +0.0%
1976 1.8% -18.4%
1977 1.8% +0.0%
1978 2.2% +22.2%
1979 2.0% -9.1%
1980 1.7% -15.0%
1981 1.8% +5.9%
1982 1.7% -5.6%
1983 1.7% +0.0%
1984 1.3% -23.5%
1985 1.3% +0.0%
1986 1.7% +30.8%
1987 1.9% +11.8%
1988 2.0% +5.3%
1989 2.3% +12.5%
1990 2.3% +0.0%
1991 2.3% +0.0%
1992 2.3% +0.0%
1993 2.3% +0.0%
1994 2.3% +0.0%
1995 2.5% +11.1%
1996 2.8% +12.0%
1997 2.9% +3.6%
1998 3.0% +4.6%
1999 2.8% -7.6%
2000 2.6% -8.2%
2001 2.4% -7.8%
2002 2.5% +3.4%
2003 2.3% -4.5%
2004 2.0% -16.2%
2005 1.8% -8.2%
2006 1.9% +4.4%
2007 1.9% +0.0%
2008 1.9% +0.0%
2009 1.8% -2.1%
2010 1.8% +0.0%
2011 1.8% +0.0%
2012 1.8% +0.0%
2013 1.8% +0.0%
2014 1.8% +0.0%
2015 1.8% +0.0%
2016 1.8% +0.0%
2017 1.8% +0.0%
2018 1.8% +0.0%
2019 1.8% +0.0%
2020 1.8% +0.0%
2021 1.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.2% 1.8% 2.8% 10
1980s 1.7% 1.3% 2.3% 10
1990s 2.5% 2.3% 3.0% 10
2000s 2.1% 1.8% 2.6% 10
2010s 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 10
2020s 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 2

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  5. 181 Chad 1.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines was 1.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1984.
How does Philippines rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Philippines ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.