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

Zambia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 36.77 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
36.77 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
163rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
59.85 current US$ per person
in 2014
All-time low
6.25 current US$ per person
in 2000
Years of data
52
1970–2021

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

0204060197019952021

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 36.77 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Zambia peaked at 59.85 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.25 current US$ per person, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 163rd 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Zambia, 1970 to 2021.
Year current US$ per person Change
1970 14.81 current US$ per person —
1971 17.31 current US$ per person +16.9%
1972 18.72 current US$ per person +8.2%
1973 19.58 current US$ per person +4.6%
1974 24.12 current US$ per person +23.2%
1975 25.38 current US$ per person +5.2%
1976 26.21 current US$ per person +3.3%
1977 22.38 current US$ per person -14.6%
1978 22.68 current US$ per person +1.3%
1979 23.21 current US$ per person +2.4%
1980 25.65 current US$ per person +10.5%
1981 25.16 current US$ per person -1.9%
1982 33.39 current US$ per person +32.7%
1983 25.16 current US$ per person -24.6%
1984 19.44 current US$ per person -22.7%
1985 13.05 current US$ per person -32.9%
1986 7.37 current US$ per person -43.5%
1987 7.23 current US$ per person -2.0%
1988 11.59 current US$ per person +60.3%
1989 11.36 current US$ per person -2.0%
1990 10.1 current US$ per person -11.1%
1991 10.51 current US$ per person +4.1%
1992 7.71 current US$ per person -26.6%
1993 7.21 current US$ per person -6.5%
1994 7.18 current US$ per person -0.4%
1995 8.12 current US$ per person +13.1%
1996 7.63 current US$ per person -6.0%
1997 8.88 current US$ per person +16.5%
1998 8.74 current US$ per person -1.6%
1999 7.18 current US$ per person -17.8%
2000 6.25 current US$ per person -12.9%
2001 7.68 current US$ per person +22.7%
2002 8.41 current US$ per person +9.6%
2003 10.45 current US$ per person +24.3%
2004 13.4 current US$ per person +28.2%
2005 12.22 current US$ per person -8.8%
2006 13.95 current US$ per person +14.1%
2007 10.56 current US$ per person -24.3%
2008 18 current US$ per person +70.6%
2009 19.67 current US$ per person +9.2%
2010 28.95 current US$ per person +47.2%
2011 38.6 current US$ per person +33.3%
2012 48.05 current US$ per person +24.5%
2013 56.19 current US$ per person +16.9%
2014 59.85 current US$ per person +6.5%
2015 50.04 current US$ per person -16.4%
2016 42.8 current US$ per person -14.5%
2017 50.53 current US$ per person +18.1%
2018 51.36 current US$ per person +1.7%
2019 44.09 current US$ per person -14.2%
2020 32.91 current US$ per person -25.4%
2021 36.77 current US$ per person +11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.44 current US$ per person 14.81 current US$ per person 26.21 current US$ per person 10
1980s 17.94 current US$ per person 7.23 current US$ per person 33.39 current US$ per person 10
1990s 8.33 current US$ per person 7.18 current US$ per person 10.51 current US$ per person 10
2000s 12.06 current US$ per person 6.25 current US$ per person 19.67 current US$ per person 10
2010s 47.05 current US$ per person 28.95 current US$ per person 59.85 current US$ per person 10
2020s 34.84 current US$ per person 32.91 current US$ per person 36.77 current US$ per person 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 160 Tajikistan 38.25 current US$ per person compare
  2. 161 Togo 37.96 current US$ per person compare
  3. 162 Mali 36.86 current US$ per person compare
  4. 164 Burkina Faso 36.68 current US$ per person compare
  5. 165 Nepal 35.8 current US$ per person compare
  6. 166 Bangladesh 35.17 current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Zambia?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Zambia was 36.77 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 59.85 current US$ per person in 2014.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.25 current US$ per person in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Zambia ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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.