Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
2.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2020
All-time low
2.8%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2021

0123197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates is 2.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1970.

That places United Arab Emirates 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in United Arab Emirates, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 2.8%
1971 2.8% +0.0%
1972 2.8% +0.0%
1973 2.8% +0.0%
1974 2.8% +0.0%
1975 2.8% +0.0%
1976 2.8% +0.0%
1977 2.8% +0.0%
1978 2.8% +0.0%
1979 2.8% +0.0%
1980 2.8% +0.0%
1981 2.8% +0.0%
1982 2.8% +0.0%
1983 2.8% +0.0%
1984 2.8% +0.0%
1985 2.8% +0.0%
1986 2.8% +0.0%
1987 2.8% +0.0%
1988 2.8% +0.0%
1989 2.8% +0.0%
1990 2.8% +0.0%
1991 2.8% +0.0%
1992 2.8% +0.0%
1993 2.8% +0.0%
1994 2.8% +0.0%
1995 2.8% +0.0%
1996 2.8% +0.0%
1997 2.8% +0.0%
1998 2.8% +0.0%
1999 2.8% +0.0%
2000 2.8% +0.0%
2001 2.8% +0.0%
2002 2.8% +0.0%
2003 2.8% +0.0%
2004 2.8% +0.0%
2005 2.8% +0.0%
2006 2.8% +0.0%
2007 2.8% +0.0%
2008 2.8% +0.0%
2009 2.8% +0.0%
2010 2.8% +0.0%
2011 2.8% +0.0%
2012 2.8% +0.0%
2013 2.8% +0.0%
2014 2.8% +0.0%
2015 2.8% +0.0%
2016 2.8% +0.0%
2017 2.8% +0.0%
2018 2.8% +0.0%
2019 2.8% +0.0%
2020 2.9% +1.1%
2021 2.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 10
1980s 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 10
1990s 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 10
2000s 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 10
2010s 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% 10
2020s 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 145 Guyana 2.9% compare
  2. 146 Bahrain 2.9% compare
  3. 147 Nepal 2.9% compare
  4. 149 Andorra 2.8% compare
  5. 150 Jordan 2.8% compare
  6. 151 Hong Kong, China 2.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1970.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
United Arab Emirates ranks 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
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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.