Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Small states
Small states: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Small states, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Small states recorded 5.0% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Small states peaked at 5.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
Small states ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.1% | — |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.6% compare
- 2 Cuba 13.0% compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 12.7% compare
- 4 American Samoa 11.8% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 9.9% compare
- 6 Botswana 9.5% compare
- 7 United States Virgin Islands 9.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 15,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,701 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9351 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9564 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 15,501 current US$ (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 15,854 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,255 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Small states?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Small states was 5.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Small states rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Small states ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.