Malaysia vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita

Malaysia
411.43 current US$ per person
in 2021
South Africa
434.12 current US$ per person
in 2021
Malaysia rank
76th
South Africa rank
73rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
0200400600197019952021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 434.12 current US$ per person against 411.43 current US$ per person in Malaysia, a difference of 22.69 current US$ per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 40.82 current US$ per person 72.98 current US$ per person 32.17 current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 100.94 current US$ per person 124.34 current US$ per person 23.39 current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 141.94 current US$ per person 197.09 current US$ per person 55.15 current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 240.35 current US$ per person 240.63 current US$ per person 0.2833 current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 486.16 current US$ per person 396.63 current US$ per person 89.53 current US$ per person Malaysia
2020s 395.24 current US$ per person 382.81 current US$ per person 12.42 current US$ per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Malaysia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 434.12 current US$ per person against 411.43 current US$ per person in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Malaysia and South Africa?
22.69 current US$ per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), 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.