Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 7.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia is 7.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1975.
That places Saudi Arabia 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.6% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +32.1% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +42.3% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +30.2% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +71.1% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,704 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 33,994 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 127,477 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Saudi Arabia was 7.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1975.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.