Brazil vs Jamaica: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP

Brazil
2.21
in 2021
Jamaica
2.07
in 2022
Brazil rank
3rd
Jamaica rank
5th

Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Brazil
  • Jamaica
11.522.5197319972022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.21 against 2.07 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Jamaica ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Jamaica ranks 5th of 34 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.92 1.29 0.3677 Jamaica
2000s 2.05 2.05 0.0003 Jamaica
2010s 2.53 2.18 0.3585 Brazil
2020s 2.21 2.26 0.046 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp, Brazil or Jamaica?
Brazil, at 2.21 against 2.07 in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp between Brazil and Jamaica?
0.14, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
Brazil ranks 3rd and Jamaica ranks 5th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs Jamaica: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-secondary-education-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-percent-2/brazil/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-secondary-education-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-percent-2/brazil/jamaica/">Brazil vs Jamaica: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 756 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed