Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Rwanda
Rwanda: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Rwanda, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 2.5% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Rwanda peaked at 4.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1976.
Rwanda ranks 163rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.2% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +35.7% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -39.5% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +56.5% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Rwanda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2868 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 322.32 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -12.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3512 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 394.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 501.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Rwanda?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Rwanda was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1976.
- How does Rwanda rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Rwanda ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.