Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: education expenditure

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
4.9%
in 2021
Puerto Rico
8.6%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th
Puerto Rico rank
9th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Puerto Rico
246810197019952021

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 8.6% against 4.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 3.0% 7.5% 4.5% Puerto Rico
1980s 3.3% 8.4% 5.1% Puerto Rico
1990s 3.7% 8.7% 4.9% Puerto Rico
2000s 4.4% 9.0% 4.5% Puerto Rico
2010s 5.2% 8.8% 3.6% Puerto Rico
2020s 4.9% 8.6% 3.7% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 8.6% against 4.9% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
3.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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 as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.