Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda
Uganda: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda is 1.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda peaked at 5.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1983.
Uganda ranks 186th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -27.2% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | +31.6% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +49.6% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +33.9% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -44.2% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 273.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 832.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1.00 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Uganda was 1.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1983.
- How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Uganda ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.