Australia vs United States: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Australia
2,995 current US$ per person
in 2021
United States
3,151 current US$ per person
in 2021
Australia rank
12th
United States rank
9th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 3,151 current US$ per person against 2,995 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 156 current US$ per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 307.25 current US$ per person 535.08 current US$ per person 227.83 current US$ per person United States
1980s 599.55 current US$ per person 970.61 current US$ per person 371.05 current US$ per person United States
1990s 932.41 current US$ per person 1,347 current US$ per person 414.57 current US$ per person United States
2000s 1,481 current US$ per person 2,012 current US$ per person 531.57 current US$ per person United States
2010s 2,833 current US$ per person 2,704 current US$ per person 129.75 current US$ per person Australia
2020s 2,764 current US$ per person 3,011 current US$ per person 246.19 current US$ per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Australia or United States?
United States, at 3,151 current US$ per person against 2,995 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Australia and United States?
156 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.