Adjusted savings: education expenditure in South Asia
South Asia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in South Asia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 2.8% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in South Asia peaked at 3.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1975.
That places South Asia 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5% | — |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,864 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in South Asia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in South Asia was 2.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1975.
- How does South Asia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- South Asia ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.