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

Mauritius
440.72 current US$ per person
in 2021
South Africa
434.12 current US$ per person
in 2021
Mauritius rank
72nd
South Africa rank
73rd

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

  • Mauritius
  • South Africa
0200400600197019952021

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 440.72 current US$ per person against 434.12 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 6.6 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Africa ahead.

Mauritius ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 73rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 43.39 current US$ per person 88.33 current US$ per person 44.95 current US$ per person South Africa
1980s 50.43 current US$ per person 124.34 current US$ per person 73.91 current US$ per person South Africa
1990s 115.84 current US$ per person 197.09 current US$ per person 81.25 current US$ per person South Africa
2000s 179.26 current US$ per person 240.63 current US$ per person 61.37 current US$ per person South Africa
2010s 428.75 current US$ per person 396.63 current US$ per person 32.12 current US$ per person Mauritius
2020s 439.29 current US$ per person 382.81 current US$ per person 56.47 current US$ per person Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita, Mauritius or South Africa?
Mauritius, at 440.72 current US$ per person against 434.12 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita between Mauritius and South Africa?
6.6 current US$ per person, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Mauritius ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 73rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), 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.