Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 8.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
8.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2013
All-time low
6.7%
in 1975
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico, 1970–2021

0246810197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico stood at 8.6%.

The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico peaked at 9.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1975.

Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 7.3%
1971 7.4% +0.2%
1972 7.5% +2.3%
1973 6.9% -8.9%
1974 7.1% +3.4%
1975 6.7% -6.0%
1976 8.2% +23.6%
1977 7.7% -6.6%
1978 8.2% +6.8%
1979 8.2% +0.3%
1980 8.3% +0.3%
1981 8.3% +0.3%
1982 8.3% +0.3%
1983 8.4% +0.3%
1984 8.4% +0.3%
1985 8.4% +0.3%
1986 8.4% +0.3%
1987 8.5% +0.3%
1988 8.5% +0.3%
1989 8.5% +0.3%
1990 8.5% +0.3%
1991 8.6% +0.3%
1992 8.6% +0.3%
1993 8.6% +0.3%
1994 8.7% +0.3%
1995 8.7% +0.3%
1996 8.7% +0.3%
1997 8.7% +0.3%
1998 8.8% +0.3%
1999 8.8% +0.3%
2000 8.8% +0.3%
2001 8.9% +0.3%
2002 8.9% +0.3%
2003 8.9% +0.3%
2004 8.9% +0.3%
2005 9.0% +0.3%
2006 9.0% +0.3%
2007 9.0% +0.3%
2008 9.0% +0.3%
2009 9.1% +0.3%
2010 9.1% +0.3%
2011 9.1% +0.3%
2012 9.2% +0.3%
2013 9.2% +0.3%
2014 8.6% -6.1%
2015 8.6% +0.0%
2016 8.6% +0.0%
2017 8.6% +0.0%
2018 8.6% +0.0%
2019 8.6% +0.0%
2020 8.6% +0.0%
2021 8.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.5% 6.7% 8.2% 10
1980s 8.4% 8.3% 8.5% 10
1990s 8.7% 8.5% 8.8% 10
2000s 9.0% 8.8% 9.1% 10
2010s 8.8% 8.6% 9.2% 10
2020s 8.6% 8.6% 8.6% 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 6 Botswana 9.5% compare
  2. 7 United States Virgin Islands 9.4% compare
  3. 8 Namibia 8.9% compare
  4. 10 Guam 8.3% compare
  5. 11 Djibouti 7.8% compare
  6. 12 New Zealand 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Puerto Rico was 8.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1975.
How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Puerto Rico ranks 9th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
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Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.