Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines
Philippines: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Philippines, 1970–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 872.94 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4024 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,678 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 23.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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.