Hong Kong vs South Korea: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Hong Kong
1,510 current US$ per person
in 2021
South Korea
1,358 current US$ per person
in 2021
Hong Kong rank
28th
South Korea rank
31st

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

  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1,510 current US$ per person against 1,358 current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 152 current US$ per person.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

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

Hong Kong ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 31st of 195 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 51.08 current US$ per person 18.18 current US$ per person 32.9 current US$ per person Hong Kong
1980s 161.96 current US$ per person 92.33 current US$ per person 69.63 current US$ per person Hong Kong
1990s 594.72 current US$ per person 305.15 current US$ per person 289.57 current US$ per person Hong Kong
2000s 888.41 current US$ per person 613.8 current US$ per person 274.61 current US$ per person Hong Kong
2010s 1,206 current US$ per person 1,186 current US$ per person 20.48 current US$ per person Hong Kong
2020s 1,445 current US$ per person 1,294 current US$ per person 151.65 current US$ per person Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Hong Kong or South Korea?
Hong Kong, at 1,510 current US$ per person against 1,358 current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Hong Kong and South Korea?
152 current US$ per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), 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.