Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 1,358 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in South Korea, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in South Korea is 1,358 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in South Korea peaked at 1,358 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.39 current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places South Korea 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.39 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 8.8 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1972 | 8.77 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 10.18 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 12.05 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 9.8 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 20.76 current US$ per person | +111.9% |
| 1977 | 24.22 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 33.56 current US$ per person | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 46.29 current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 1980 | 50.99 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 48.3 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 106.6 current US$ per person | +120.7% |
| 1983 | 76.16 current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 80.89 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 82.55 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 88.77 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 108.86 current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 1988 | 117.8 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 162.4 current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 1990 | 191.5 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 221.25 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 251.59 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 283.94 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 341.85 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 400.6 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 448.96 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 395.13 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 221.19 current US$ per person | -44.0% |
| 1999 | 295.53 current US$ per person | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 351.05 current US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 340.66 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 400.04 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 489.83 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 594.48 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 658.88 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 808.66 current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 888.94 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 854.23 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 751.19 current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 934.69 current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 1,049 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 1,058 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,248 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 1,351 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 1,337 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,220 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1,163 current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,263 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1,236 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,229 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,358 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +120.7% | 48.3 current US$ per person | 106.6 current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +111.9% | 9.8 current US$ per person | 20.76 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.18 current US$ per person | 7.39 current US$ per person | 46.29 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.33 current US$ per person | 48.3 current US$ per person | 162.4 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.15 current US$ per person | 191.5 current US$ per person | 448.96 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 613.8 current US$ per person | 340.66 current US$ per person | 888.94 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,186 current US$ per person | 934.69 current US$ per person | 1,351 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,294 current US$ per person | 1,229 current US$ per person | 1,358 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in South Korea?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in South Korea was 1,358 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,358 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.39 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.