Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in United States
United States: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 3,151 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in United States, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 3,151 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in United States peaked at 3,151 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 390.59 current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places United States 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 390.59 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 392.01 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 420.95 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 459.47 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 479.38 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 545.99 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 600.23 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 633.58 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 696.77 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 731.8 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 789.37 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 893.03 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 902.3 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 973.91 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 1,077 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 1,105 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 789.95 current US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 1,276 current US$ per person | +61.5% |
| 1988 | 924.39 current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 975.33 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 1,040 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,084 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,362 current US$ per person | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 1,321 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,459 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 1,362 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1,430 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,509 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1,414 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1,487 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1,661 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 1,790 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1,830 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,958 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,969 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,981 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,210 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 2,226 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,282 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,216 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2,374 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 2,567 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2,388 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 3,038 current US$ per person | +27.2% |
| 2014 | 3,080 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,560 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 2,561 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,766 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 2,782 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,921 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2,870 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3,151 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +61.5% | 789.95 current US$ per person | 1,276 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 535.08 current US$ per person | 390.59 current US$ per person | 731.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 970.61 current US$ per person | 789.37 current US$ per person | 1,276 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,347 current US$ per person | 1,040 current US$ per person | 1,509 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,012 current US$ per person | 1,661 current US$ per person | 2,282 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,704 current US$ per person | 2,374 current US$ per person | 3,080 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,011 current US$ per person | 2,870 current US$ per person | 3,151 current US$ per person | 2 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in United States?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in United States was 3,151 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,151 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 390.59 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does United States rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- United States ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.