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

Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
35.04 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
167th
of 195 countries
All-time high
35.04 current US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
1.5 current US$ per person
in 1998
Years of data
52
1970–2021

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

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

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 35.04 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 202.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.5 current US$ per person, in 1998.

That places Sierra Leone 167th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 4.7 current US$ per person —
1971 4.45 current US$ per person -5.3%
1972 4.87 current US$ per person +9.4%
1973 5.9 current US$ per person +21.2%
1974 6.52 current US$ per person +10.4%
1975 7.39 current US$ per person +13.4%
1976 5.56 current US$ per person -24.8%
1977 8.01 current US$ per person +44.2%
1978 9.69 current US$ per person +20.9%
1979 8.03 current US$ per person -17.2%
1980 7.8 current US$ per person -2.8%
1981 7.76 current US$ per person -0.5%
1982 8.89 current US$ per person +14.6%
1983 6.6 current US$ per person -25.8%
1984 7.08 current US$ per person +7.4%
1985 4.03 current US$ per person -43.1%
1986 3.02 current US$ per person -25.1%
1987 3.15 current US$ per person +4.3%
1988 4.82 current US$ per person +53.0%
1989 3.29 current US$ per person -31.8%
1990 1.52 current US$ per person -53.8%
1991 4.03 current US$ per person +165.5%
1992 3.46 current US$ per person -14.3%
1993 4.15 current US$ per person +20.0%
1994 4.56 current US$ per person +9.7%
1995 4.66 current US$ per person +2.4%
1996 5.15 current US$ per person +10.6%
1997 4.66 current US$ per person -9.6%
1998 1.5 current US$ per person -67.8%
1999 4.55 current US$ per person +203.4%
2000 7.08 current US$ per person +55.5%
2001 8 current US$ per person +13.0%
2002 8.42 current US$ per person +5.2%
2003 8.42 current US$ per person +0.1%
2004 7.91 current US$ per person -6.1%
2005 8.47 current US$ per person +7.1%
2006 8.67 current US$ per person +2.4%
2007 9.41 current US$ per person +8.5%
2008 10.03 current US$ per person +6.6%
2009 11.27 current US$ per person +12.3%
2010 10.47 current US$ per person -7.1%
2011 11.58 current US$ per person +10.6%
2012 16.51 current US$ per person +42.5%
2013 18.8 current US$ per person +13.9%
2014 19.32 current US$ per person +2.7%
2015 19.75 current US$ per person +2.2%
2016 18.04 current US$ per person -8.7%
2017 22.59 current US$ per person +25.2%
2018 26.24 current US$ per person +16.2%
2019 30.43 current US$ per person +16.0%
2020 32.6 current US$ per person +7.1%
2021 35.04 current US$ per person +7.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone 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
1999 +203.4% 1.5 current US$ per person 4.55 current US$ per person
1991 +165.5% 1.52 current US$ per person 4.03 current US$ per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.51 current US$ per person 4.45 current US$ per person 9.69 current US$ per person 10
1980s 5.64 current US$ per person 3.02 current US$ per person 8.89 current US$ per person 10
1990s 3.82 current US$ per person 1.5 current US$ per person 5.15 current US$ per person 10
2000s 8.77 current US$ per person 7.08 current US$ per person 11.27 current US$ per person 10
2010s 19.38 current US$ per person 10.47 current US$ per person 30.43 current US$ per person 10
2020s 33.82 current US$ per person 32.6 current US$ per person 35.04 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 164 Burkina Faso 36.68 current US$ per person compare
  2. 165 Nepal 35.8 current US$ per person compare
  3. 166 Bangladesh 35.17 current US$ per person compare
  4. 168 Zimbabwe 33.46 current US$ per person compare
  5. 169 Pakistan 29.11 current US$ per person compare
  6. 170 Malawi 28.59 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$), per capita in Sierra Leone?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone was 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 35.04 current US$ per person in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 current US$ per person in 1998.
How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 202.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.