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

Laos: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 62.02 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
62.02 current US$ per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
150th
of 195 countries
All-time high
63.75 current US$ per person
in 2019
All-time low
2.65 current US$ per person
in 1988
Years of data
38
1984–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Laos, 1984–2021

02040601984200220211984: 8.7 current US$ per person1985: 11.4 current US$ per person1986: 8.3 current US$ per person1987: 4.9 current US$ per person1988: 2.6 current US$ per person1989: 3.1 current US$ per person1990: 3.6 current US$ per person1991: 4.2 current US$ per person1992: 4.5 current US$ per person1993: 5.4 current US$ per person1994: 6.1 current US$ per person1995: 6.8 current US$ per person1996: 7.8 current US$ per person1997: 6.3 current US$ per person1998: 3.2 current US$ per person1999: 3 current US$ per person2000: 2.8 current US$ per person2001: 3.4 current US$ per person2002: 3.6 current US$ per person2003: 4.4 current US$ per person2004: 5.7 current US$ per person2005: 4.8 current US$ per person2006: 6.1 current US$ per person2007: 7.8 current US$ per person2008: 10.3 current US$ per person2009: 11.6 current US$ per person2010: 15.7 current US$ per person2011: 18.9 current US$ per person2012: 20.7 current US$ per person2013: 50.1 current US$ per person2014: 49.5 current US$ per person2015: 53 current US$ per person2016: 57.6 current US$ per person2017: 60.2 current US$ per person2018: 63.6 current US$ per person2019: 63.7 current US$ per person2020: 63.5 current US$ per person2021: 62 current US$ per person

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

Analysis

Laos recorded 62.02 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 228.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Laos peaked at 63.75 current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.65 current US$ per person, in 1988.

That places Laos 150th 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 Laos, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Laos, 1984 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1984 8.69 current US$ per person —
1985 11.39 current US$ per person +31.0%
1986 8.31 current US$ per person -27.0%
1987 4.95 current US$ per person -40.5%
1988 2.65 current US$ per person -46.5%
1989 3.07 current US$ per person +15.8%
1990 3.61 current US$ per person +17.8%
1991 4.17 current US$ per person +15.5%
1992 4.45 current US$ per person +6.7%
1993 5.42 current US$ per person +21.7%
1994 6.13 current US$ per person +13.1%
1995 6.77 current US$ per person +10.5%
1996 7.77 current US$ per person +14.7%
1997 6.29 current US$ per person -19.1%
1998 3.24 current US$ per person -48.5%
1999 3.04 current US$ per person -6.2%
2000 2.75 current US$ per person -9.4%
2001 3.36 current US$ per person +21.9%
2002 3.56 current US$ per person +6.2%
2003 4.42 current US$ per person +24.2%
2004 5.73 current US$ per person +29.5%
2005 4.78 current US$ per person -16.7%
2006 6.06 current US$ per person +26.8%
2007 7.82 current US$ per person +29.2%
2008 10.29 current US$ per person +31.5%
2009 11.59 current US$ per person +12.6%
2010 15.72 current US$ per person +35.7%
2011 18.91 current US$ per person +20.3%
2012 20.69 current US$ per person +9.4%
2013 50.06 current US$ per person +142.0%
2014 49.48 current US$ per person -1.2%
2015 52.96 current US$ per person +7.0%
2016 57.6 current US$ per person +8.8%
2017 60.21 current US$ per person +4.5%
2018 63.63 current US$ per person +5.7%
2019 63.75 current US$ per person +0.2%
2020 63.51 current US$ per person -0.4%
2021 62.02 current US$ per person -2.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Laos 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +142.0% 20.69 current US$ per person 50.06 current US$ per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.51 current US$ per person 2.65 current US$ per person 11.39 current US$ per person 6
1990s 5.09 current US$ per person 3.04 current US$ per person 7.77 current US$ per person 10
2000s 6.04 current US$ per person 2.75 current US$ per person 11.59 current US$ per person 10
2010s 45.3 current US$ per person 15.72 current US$ per person 63.75 current US$ per person 10
2020s 62.76 current US$ per person 62.02 current US$ per person 63.51 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 147 New Caledonia 64.91 current US$ per person compare
  2. 148 Angola 64.18 current US$ per person compare
  3. 149 Sri Lanka 64.14 current US$ per person compare
  4. 151 Mauritania 60.95 current US$ per person compare
  5. 152 Kyrgyzstan 60.57 current US$ per person compare
  6. 153 Congo 54.67 current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Laos?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Laos was 62.02 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 63.75 current US$ per person in 2019.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 2.65 current US$ per person in 1988.
How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Laos ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 228.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos 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.