Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 6.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.6% | — |
| 1971 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.