South Asia - Education expenditure

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in South Asia was 2.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 3.76 in 1999, while its lowest value was 1.93 in 1975.

Definition: Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.

Source: UNESCO; data are extrapolated to the most recent year available

See also:

Year Value
1970 2.27
1971 2.04
1972 2.24
1973 2.18
1974 2.29
1975 1.93
1976 2.14
1977 2.25
1978 2.24
1979 2.30
1980 2.32
1981 2.27
1982 2.64
1983 2.78
1984 2.40
1985 2.60
1986 2.72
1987 2.67
1988 2.49
1989 2.95
1990 3.12
1991 2.97
1992 2.93
1993 2.84
1994 2.85
1995 2.85
1996 2.70
1997 2.70
1998 3.35
1999 3.76
2000 3.62
2001 3.44
2002 3.25
2003 3.09
2004 2.87
2005 2.83
2006 2.83
2007 2.87
2008 2.85
2009 2.84
2010 2.83
2011 2.82
2012 2.82
2013 2.82
2014 2.82
2015 2.81
2016 2.82
2017 2.82
2018 2.78
2019 2.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts