Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United States of America
United States of America: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United States of America, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in United States of America is 4.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in United States of America peaked at 7.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1986.
United States of America ranks 79th of 200 countries 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.5% | — |
| 1971 | 7.0% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -31.1% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +52.4% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -32.8% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in United States of America?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in United States of America was 4.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1986.
- How does United States of America rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- United States of America ranks 79th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.