Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$)

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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Columns (4)

countrystringiso3stringyearstringvaluenumber

Sample rows

iso3yearvaluecountry
AFE2021Africa Eastern and Southern
AFW2021Africa Western and Central
ARB2021Arab World
CSS2021Caribbean small states
CEB2021Central Europe and the Baltics
EAR2021Early-demographic dividend
EAS2021East Asia & Pacific
EAP2021East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

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