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

Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 64.14 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
64.14 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
149th
of 195 countries
All-time high
101.64 current US$ per person
in 2016
All-time low
4.29 current US$ per person
in 1978
Years of data
52
1970–2021

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

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

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 64.14 current US$ per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 101.64 current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.29 current US$ per person, in 1978.

Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 6.8 current US$ per person —
1971 5.47 current US$ per person -19.6%
1972 5.84 current US$ per person +6.8%
1973 7.03 current US$ per person +20.4%
1974 6.8 current US$ per person -3.3%
1975 7.21 current US$ per person +6.1%
1976 5.44 current US$ per person -24.6%
1977 6.16 current US$ per person +13.2%
1978 4.29 current US$ per person -30.3%
1979 5.3 current US$ per person +23.4%
1980 6.3 current US$ per person +18.9%
1981 5.82 current US$ per person -7.7%
1982 6.93 current US$ per person +19.2%
1983 7.02 current US$ per person +1.2%
1984 6.84 current US$ per person -2.5%
1985 8.43 current US$ per person +23.1%
1986 8.51 current US$ per person +1.1%
1987 8.78 current US$ per person +3.1%
1988 10.39 current US$ per person +18.4%
1989 11.1 current US$ per person +6.8%
1990 9.26 current US$ per person -16.5%
1991 11.38 current US$ per person +22.8%
1992 11.57 current US$ per person +1.7%
1993 15.18 current US$ per person +31.3%
1994 17.53 current US$ per person +15.4%
1995 17.57 current US$ per person +0.3%
1996 21.43 current US$ per person +21.9%
1997 23.34 current US$ per person +8.9%
1998 21.73 current US$ per person -6.9%
1999 20.46 current US$ per person -5.8%
2000 20.29 current US$ per person -0.9%
2001 18.67 current US$ per person -8.0%
2002 18.81 current US$ per person +0.7%
2003 20.72 current US$ per person +10.2%
2004 21.7 current US$ per person +4.8%
2005 24.48 current US$ per person +12.8%
2006 27.06 current US$ per person +10.5%
2007 29.61 current US$ per person +9.4%
2008 35.03 current US$ per person +18.3%
2009 34.86 current US$ per person -0.5%
2010 47.24 current US$ per person +35.5%
2011 53.66 current US$ per person +13.6%
2012 46.77 current US$ per person -12.8%
2013 47.47 current US$ per person +1.5%
2014 61.6 current US$ per person +29.8%
2015 73.05 current US$ per person +18.6%
2016 101.64 current US$ per person +39.1%
2017 98.52 current US$ per person -3.1%
2018 69.52 current US$ per person -29.4%
2019 64.93 current US$ per person -6.6%
2020 61.99 current US$ per person -4.5%
2021 64.14 current US$ per person +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.03 current US$ per person 4.29 current US$ per person 7.21 current US$ per person 10
1980s 8.01 current US$ per person 5.82 current US$ per person 11.1 current US$ per person 10
1990s 16.95 current US$ per person 9.26 current US$ per person 23.34 current US$ per person 10
2000s 25.12 current US$ per person 18.67 current US$ per person 35.03 current US$ per person 10
2010s 66.44 current US$ per person 46.77 current US$ per person 101.64 current US$ per person 10
2020s 63.07 current US$ per person 61.99 current US$ per person 64.14 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 146 Philippines 66.4 current US$ per person compare
  2. 147 New Caledonia 64.91 current US$ per person compare
  3. 148 Angola 64.18 current US$ per person compare
  4. 150 Laos 62.02 current US$ per person compare
  5. 151 Mauritania 60.95 current US$ per person compare
  6. 152 Kyrgyzstan 60.57 current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka was 64.14 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 101.64 current US$ per person in 2016.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 4.29 current US$ per person in 1978.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.