GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Jamaica: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
11.7%
in 2024
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
37th
Jamaica rank
35th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.9% against 11.7% in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 16.4% | 6.9% | GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 18.3% | 6.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 17.4% | 5.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 17.9% against 11.7% in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Jamaica?
- 6.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Jamaica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Jamaica rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 37th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release