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

Uruguay: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 740.9 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
740.9 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
56th
of 195 countries
All-time high
853.82 current US$ per person
in 2018
All-time low
22.97 current US$ per person
in 1972
Years of data
52
1970–2021

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

0200400600800197019952021

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Uruguay is 740.9 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Uruguay peaked at 853.82 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.97 current US$ per person, in 1972.

Uruguay ranks 56th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Uruguay, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 31.52 current US$ per person —
1971 29.91 current US$ per person -5.1%
1972 22.97 current US$ per person -23.2%
1973 38.9 current US$ per person +69.4%
1974 42.49 current US$ per person +9.2%
1975 36.21 current US$ per person -14.8%
1976 37.43 current US$ per person +3.4%
1977 41.88 current US$ per person +11.9%
1978 49.75 current US$ per person +18.8%
1979 46.04 current US$ per person -7.5%
1980 69.59 current US$ per person +51.2%
1981 86.95 current US$ per person +25.0%
1982 70.94 current US$ per person -18.4%
1983 37.82 current US$ per person -46.7%
1984 37.35 current US$ per person -1.3%
1985 39.2 current US$ per person +5.0%
1986 57.11 current US$ per person +45.7%
1987 67.18 current US$ per person +17.6%
1988 69.39 current US$ per person +3.3%
1989 68 current US$ per person -2.0%
1990 72.16 current US$ per person +6.1%
1991 80.61 current US$ per person +11.7%
1992 88.62 current US$ per person +9.9%
1993 115.16 current US$ per person +30.0%
1994 118.94 current US$ per person +3.3%
1995 136.97 current US$ per person +15.2%
1996 164.06 current US$ per person +19.8%
1997 210.74 current US$ per person +28.5%
1998 212.16 current US$ per person +0.7%
1999 185.01 current US$ per person -12.8%
2000 160.25 current US$ per person -13.4%
2001 141.05 current US$ per person -12.0%
2002 89.06 current US$ per person -36.9%
2003 70.4 current US$ per person -21.0%
2004 91.48 current US$ per person +29.9%
2005 136.68 current US$ per person +49.4%
2006 161.59 current US$ per person +18.2%
2007 214.07 current US$ per person +32.5%
2008 302.07 current US$ per person +41.1%
2009 341.43 current US$ per person +13.0%
2010 466.9 current US$ per person +36.7%
2011 598.84 current US$ per person +28.3%
2012 630.63 current US$ per person +5.3%
2013 744.53 current US$ per person +18.1%
2014 749.65 current US$ per person +0.7%
2015 691.34 current US$ per person -7.8%
2016 711.86 current US$ per person +3.0%
2017 820.56 current US$ per person +15.3%
2018 853.82 current US$ per person +4.1%
2019 816.75 current US$ per person -4.3%
2020 689.95 current US$ per person -15.5%
2021 740.9 current US$ per person +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 37.71 current US$ per person 22.97 current US$ per person 49.75 current US$ per person 10
1980s 60.35 current US$ per person 37.35 current US$ per person 86.95 current US$ per person 10
1990s 138.44 current US$ per person 72.16 current US$ per person 212.16 current US$ per person 10
2000s 170.81 current US$ per person 70.4 current US$ per person 341.43 current US$ per person 10
2010s 708.49 current US$ per person 466.9 current US$ per person 853.82 current US$ per person 10
2020s 715.43 current US$ per person 689.95 current US$ per person 740.9 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 53 Costa Rica 814.9 current US$ per person compare
  2. 54 Poland 793.32 current US$ per person compare
  3. 55 Latvia 791.28 current US$ per person compare
  4. 57 Hungary 710.97 current US$ per person compare
  5. 58 Trinidad and Tobago 707.42 current US$ per person compare
  6. 59 Botswana 657.6 current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Uruguay?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Uruguay was 740.9 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 853.82 current US$ per person in 2018.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 22.97 current US$ per person in 1972.
How does Uruguay rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Uruguay ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay 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.