Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Benin

Benin: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 38.49 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
38.49 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
159th
of 195 countries
All-time high
54.55 current US$ per person
in 2014
All-time low
3.35 current US$ per person
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Benin, 1970–2021

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Benin stood at 38.49 current US$ per person.

That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Benin peaked at 54.55 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.35 current US$ per person, in 1970.

That places Benin 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Benin, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 3.35 current US$ per person —
1971 3.6 current US$ per person +7.5%
1972 4.45 current US$ per person +23.7%
1973 5.99 current US$ per person +34.5%
1974 5.96 current US$ per person -0.5%
1975 7.25 current US$ per person +21.7%
1976 7.32 current US$ per person +0.8%
1977 7.45 current US$ per person +1.8%
1978 9.5 current US$ per person +27.4%
1979 10.26 current US$ per person +8.1%
1980 11.79 current US$ per person +14.9%
1981 10.52 current US$ per person -10.7%
1982 10.02 current US$ per person -4.8%
1983 8.34 current US$ per person -16.7%
1984 7.65 current US$ per person -8.3%
1985 7.45 current US$ per person -2.6%
1986 9.25 current US$ per person +24.1%
1987 10.5 current US$ per person +13.6%
1988 10.6 current US$ per person +0.9%
1989 9.43 current US$ per person -11.0%
1990 12 current US$ per person +27.2%
1991 11.85 current US$ per person -1.3%
1992 9.6 current US$ per person -18.9%
1993 12.56 current US$ per person +30.8%
1994 8.46 current US$ per person -32.6%
1995 8.53 current US$ per person +0.9%
1996 9.83 current US$ per person +15.2%
1997 9.23 current US$ per person -6.1%
1998 9.78 current US$ per person +6.0%
1999 13.19 current US$ per person +34.8%
2000 13.07 current US$ per person -0.9%
2001 13.29 current US$ per person +1.7%
2002 14.38 current US$ per person +8.2%
2003 18.93 current US$ per person +31.6%
2004 25.11 current US$ per person +32.7%
2005 28.14 current US$ per person +12.0%
2006 28.04 current US$ per person -0.4%
2007 29.29 current US$ per person +4.5%
2008 41.42 current US$ per person +41.4%
2009 43.89 current US$ per person +6.0%
2010 46.36 current US$ per person +5.6%
2011 50.51 current US$ per person +9.0%
2012 50.7 current US$ per person +0.4%
2013 54.52 current US$ per person +7.5%
2014 54.55 current US$ per person +0.0%
2015 29.16 current US$ per person -46.5%
2016 29.38 current US$ per person +0.8%
2017 30.6 current US$ per person +4.2%
2018 33.41 current US$ per person +9.2%
2019 32.84 current US$ per person -1.7%
2020 34.76 current US$ per person +5.9%
2021 38.49 current US$ per person +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.51 current US$ per person 3.35 current US$ per person 10.26 current US$ per person 10
1980s 9.55 current US$ per person 7.45 current US$ per person 11.79 current US$ per person 10
1990s 10.5 current US$ per person 8.46 current US$ per person 13.19 current US$ per person 10
2000s 25.56 current US$ per person 13.07 current US$ per person 43.89 current US$ per person 10
2010s 41.2 current US$ per person 29.16 current US$ per person 54.55 current US$ per person 10
2020s 36.62 current US$ per person 34.76 current US$ per person 38.49 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 156 Cameroon 44.12 current US$ per person compare
  2. 157 Comoros 40.3 current US$ per person compare
  3. 158 Tanzania 40.15 current US$ per person compare
  4. 160 Tajikistan 38.25 current US$ per person compare
  5. 161 Togo 37.96 current US$ per person compare
  6. 162 Mali 36.86 current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Benin?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Benin was 38.49 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 54.55 current US$ per person in 2014.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 3.35 current US$ per person in 1970.
How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Benin ranks 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total

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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
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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.