Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 2.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.