Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 7.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sierra Leone, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sierra Leone stood at 7.1%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 178.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1998.
That places Sierra Leone 15th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +27.6% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -27.8% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -25.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +41.1% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +116.4% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -57.5% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +201.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +66.8% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -30.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 12 New Zealand 7.4% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 7.2% compare
- 14 Iceland 7.2% compare
- 16 Sweden 7.1% compare
- 17 Eswatini 7.1% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 6.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 4,006 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 334.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 27.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sierra Leone was 7.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.