Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Timor-Leste, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Timor-Leste is 3.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1970.
That places Timor-Leste 134th out of 200 countries 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +101.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +71.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 401.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 342.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 359.74 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 359.74 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2701 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Timor-Leste?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Timor-Leste was 3.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1970.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Timor-Leste ranks 134th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.