Economy
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
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.
World Bank code: NY.ADJ.AEDU.GN.ZS • Data available for 200 countries • Latest year: 2021
In , Micronesia, Fed. Sts. led Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) at 23.63.
The world median across 199 reporting countries was 3.90.
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Distribution — 2021
- Reporting
- 199 countries
- Median
- 3.90
- Mean
- 4.25
- 25th percentile
- 2.83
- 75th percentile
- 5.01
- Range
- 0.50 – 23.63
World at a Glance — 2021
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2021
| # | Country | Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. East Asia & Pacific | 23.63 |
| 2 | Cuba Latin America & Caribbean | 13.01 |
| 3 | Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific | 12.74 |
| 4 | American Samoa East Asia & Pacific | 11.76 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific | 9.94 |
| 6 | Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.48 |
| 7 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) Latin America & Caribbean | 9.36 |
| 8 | Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.92 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico (US) Latin America & Caribbean | 8.62 |
| 10 | Guam East Asia & Pacific | 8.32 |
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View complete rankings →Biggest Movers — Year over Year
Largest increases
- Barbados +110.0%
- Sierra Leone +9.7%
- Armenia +9.1%
- South Africa +7.4%
- Jordan +4.2%
Largest decreases
- St. Kitts and Nevis -18.9%
- Ecuador -12.7%
- Peru -7.1%
- Belarus -6.2%
- Rwanda -4.2%
By Income Group — Average
| Income group | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| High income | 74 | 4.50 |
| Upper middle income | 50 | 4.34 |
| Lower middle income | 50 | 4.36 |
| Low income | 23 | 2.98 |
| Not classified | 2 | 4.81 |
By Region — Average
| Region | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 32 | 4.98 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 50 | 4.28 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 38 | 4.75 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22 | 4.07 |
| North America | 3 | 3.45 |
| South Asia | 6 | 3.12 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 3.62 |
Lowest Values — 2021
| # | Country | Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Polynesia | 0.50 |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 0.54 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0.85 |
| 4 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.99 |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.00 |
| 6 | Monaco | 1.03 |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 1.15 |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.16 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1.35 |
| 10 | Bermuda | 1.43 |
Source: World Bank Open Data (NY.ADJ.AEDU.GN.ZS), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2021.