Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 4.4% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 5.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1999.
That places Post-demographic dividend 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.5% | — |
| 1971 | 5.2% | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.4% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +18.1% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 8,288 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 9,878 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1752 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP growth 1.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 47,462 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 59,490 current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Post-demographic dividend?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Post-demographic dividend was 4.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1999.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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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.