Education expenditure in the budget in Jamaica in 2024 — 17.87%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 99. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 17.87 pp.
1985–2024 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.87 | — |
| 2022 | 16.93 | −0.49 pp |
| 2021 | 17.42 | — |
| 2019 | 17.31 | −1.27 pp |
| 2018 | 18.58 | +0.18 pp |
| 2017 | 18.4 | −0.74 pp |
| 2016 | 19.15 | −0.91 pp |
| 2015 | 20.05 | −1.75 pp |
| 2014 | 21.8 | +1.22 pp |
| 2013 | 20.57 | +1.76 pp |
| 2012 | 18.81 | +0.23 pp |
| 2011 | 18.58 | +2.48 pp |
| 2010 | 16.1 | −1.45 pp |
| 2009 | 17.55 | −1.57 pp |
| 2008 | 19.12 | +1.95 pp |
| 2007 | 17.17 | — |
| 2005 | 14.27 | +2.54 pp |
| 2004 | 11.73 | −1.63 pp |
| 2003 | 13.36 | −5 pp |
| 2002 | 18.36 | −1.63 pp |
| 2001 | 19.99 | +3.19 pp |
| 2000 | 16.8 | — |
| 1997 | 15.4 | −0.14 pp |
| 1996 | 15.54 | +0.17 pp |
| 1995 | 15.36 | −3.03 pp |
| 1994 | 18.39 | +5.59 pp |
| 1993 | 12.8 | +0.05 pp |
| 1992 | 12.75 | −3.6 pp |
| 1991 | 16.35 | +16.35 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1989 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Dominican Republic
21.86
Jamaica
17.87
Puerto Rico
17.15
Curaçao
16.44
Grenada
14.52
Saint Lucia
13.85
Haiti
13.02
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12.63
Barbados
11.84
Antigua and Barbuda
11.04
British Virgin Islands
10.86
Bahamas
10.85
Turks and Caicos Islands
10.73
Saint Kitts and Nevis
10.2
Trinidad and Tobago
9.15
Dominica
7.09
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.