Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Poland
Poland: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Poland, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.5% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Poland peaked at 6.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1980.
That places Poland 73rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.8% | — |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 3.9% | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +25.5% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,084 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6727 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 19,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,607 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Poland?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Poland was 4.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1980.
- How does Poland rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Poland ranks 73rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.