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

Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 1,945 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
1,945 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
22nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,945 current US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
126.59 current US$ per person
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019952021

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico is 1,945 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,945 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 126.59 current US$ per person, in 1970.

That places Puerto Rico 22nd 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 126.59 current US$ per person —
1971 139.69 current US$ per person +10.4%
1972 154.05 current US$ per person +10.3%
1973 150.08 current US$ per person -2.6%
1974 164.3 current US$ per person +9.5%
1975 159.74 current US$ per person -2.8%
1976 204.28 current US$ per person +27.9%
1977 203.78 current US$ per person -0.2%
1978 236.22 current US$ per person +15.9%
1979 261.2 current US$ per person +10.6%
1980 285.49 current US$ per person +9.3%
1981 312.58 current US$ per person +9.5%
1982 322.53 current US$ per person +3.2%
1983 329.27 current US$ per person +2.1%
1984 355.54 current US$ per person +8.0%
1985 373.66 current US$ per person +5.1%
1986 397.35 current US$ per person +6.3%
1987 425.58 current US$ per person +7.1%
1988 456.8 current US$ per person +7.3%
1989 487.44 current US$ per person +6.7%
1990 522.59 current US$ per person +7.2%
1991 549.25 current US$ per person +5.1%
1992 568.78 current US$ per person +3.6%
1993 600.13 current US$ per person +5.5%
1994 632.28 current US$ per person +5.4%
1995 671.21 current US$ per person +6.2%
1996 710.42 current US$ per person +5.8%
1997 752.28 current US$ per person +5.9%
1998 814.56 current US$ per person +8.3%
1999 886.47 current US$ per person +8.8%
2000 959.5 current US$ per person +8.2%
2001 1,021 current US$ per person +6.5%
2002 1,047 current US$ per person +2.5%
2003 1,106 current US$ per person +5.6%
2004 1,211 current US$ per person +9.5%
2005 1,287 current US$ per person +6.3%
2006 1,367 current US$ per person +6.2%
2007 1,446 current US$ per person +5.8%
2008 1,509 current US$ per person +4.3%
2009 1,544 current US$ per person +2.3%
2010 1,572 current US$ per person +1.8%
2011 1,625 current US$ per person +3.4%
2012 1,704 current US$ per person +4.8%
2013 1,744 current US$ per person +2.4%
2014 1,655 current US$ per person -5.1%
2015 1,698 current US$ per person +2.6%
2016 1,734 current US$ per person +2.1%
2017 1,746 current US$ per person +0.7%
2018 1,772 current US$ per person +1.5%
2019 1,848 current US$ per person +4.3%
2020 1,853 current US$ per person +0.3%
2021 1,945 current US$ per person +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 179.99 current US$ per person 126.59 current US$ per person 261.2 current US$ per person 10
1980s 374.63 current US$ per person 285.49 current US$ per person 487.44 current US$ per person 10
1990s 670.8 current US$ per person 522.59 current US$ per person 886.47 current US$ per person 10
2000s 1,250 current US$ per person 959.5 current US$ per person 1,544 current US$ per person 10
2010s 1,710 current US$ per person 1,572 current US$ per person 1,848 current US$ per person 10
2020s 1,899 current US$ per person 1,853 current US$ per person 1,945 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 19 Canada 2,312 current US$ per person compare
  2. 20 France 2,154 current US$ per person compare
  3. 21 Macao 1,991 current US$ per person compare
  4. 23 Singapore 1,767 current US$ per person compare
  5. 24 Qatar 1,729 current US$ per person compare
  6. 25 Bermuda 1,679 current US$ per person compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico was 1,945 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 1,945 current US$ per person in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 126.59 current US$ per person in 1970.
How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Puerto Rico ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.