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

Uganda: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 13.1 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
13.1 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
185th
of 195 countries
All-time high
22.01 current US$ per person
in 2009
All-time low
2.47 current US$ per person
in 1983
Years of data
52
1970–2021

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

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 13.1 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in 2021.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Uganda peaked at 22.01 current US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.47 current US$ per person, in 1983.

Uganda ranks 185th 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 Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Uganda, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 3.32 current US$ per person —
1971 3.55 current US$ per person +6.9%
1972 3.55 current US$ per person +0.2%
1973 4.85 current US$ per person +36.4%
1974 5.29 current US$ per person +9.1%
1975 6.03 current US$ per person +13.9%
1976 5.07 current US$ per person -15.9%
1977 6.36 current US$ per person +25.6%
1978 5.11 current US$ per person -19.7%
1979 4.4 current US$ per person -13.9%
1980 2.51 current US$ per person -43.1%
1981 2.82 current US$ per person +12.5%
1982 3.26 current US$ per person +15.6%
1983 2.47 current US$ per person -24.2%
1984 4.64 current US$ per person +88.0%
1985 5.77 current US$ per person +24.3%
1986 9.38 current US$ per person +62.6%
1987 19.54 current US$ per person +108.3%
1988 19.59 current US$ per person +0.2%
1989 10.64 current US$ per person -45.7%
1990 8.36 current US$ per person -21.4%
1991 6.24 current US$ per person -25.3%
1992 5.12 current US$ per person -18.0%
1993 5.67 current US$ per person +10.6%
1994 3.78 current US$ per person -33.2%
1995 5.24 current US$ per person +38.4%
1996 5.47 current US$ per person +4.5%
1997 5.54 current US$ per person +1.3%
1998 5.66 current US$ per person +2.1%
1999 5.78 current US$ per person +2.2%
2000 6.49 current US$ per person +12.2%
2001 6.56 current US$ per person +1.2%
2002 7.53 current US$ per person +14.7%
2003 8.57 current US$ per person +13.8%
2004 10.81 current US$ per person +26.2%
2005 11.54 current US$ per person +6.8%
2006 11.49 current US$ per person -0.5%
2007 12.6 current US$ per person +9.7%
2008 13.93 current US$ per person +10.6%
2009 22.01 current US$ per person +58.0%
2010 17.01 current US$ per person -22.7%
2011 20.57 current US$ per person +20.9%
2012 18.68 current US$ per person -9.2%
2013 16 current US$ per person -14.3%
2014 15 current US$ per person -6.2%
2015 14.5 current US$ per person -3.4%
2016 12.67 current US$ per person -12.6%
2017 12.8 current US$ per person +1.0%
2018 12.61 current US$ per person -1.5%
2019 12.73 current US$ per person +0.9%
2020 12.87 current US$ per person +1.1%
2021 13.1 current US$ per person +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.75 current US$ per person 3.32 current US$ per person 6.36 current US$ per person 10
1980s 8.06 current US$ per person 2.47 current US$ per person 19.59 current US$ per person 10
1990s 5.69 current US$ per person 3.78 current US$ per person 8.36 current US$ per person 10
2000s 11.15 current US$ per person 6.49 current US$ per person 22.01 current US$ per person 10
2010s 15.26 current US$ per person 12.61 current US$ per person 20.57 current US$ per person 10
2020s 12.98 current US$ per person 12.87 current US$ per person 13.1 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 182 Nigeria 16.49 current US$ per person compare
  2. 183 South Sudan 15.83 current US$ per person compare
  3. 184 Sudan 14.96 current US$ per person compare
  4. 186 Syria 13.1 current US$ per person compare
  5. 187 Eritrea 11.71 current US$ per person compare
  6. 188 Chad 11.27 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$), per capita in Uganda?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Uganda was 13.1 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 22.01 current US$ per person in 2009.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 2.47 current US$ per person in 1983.
How does Uganda rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Uganda ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda 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.