Jordan vs Zambia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Jordan
0.3%
in 2024
Zambia
0.3%
in 2017
Jordan rank
144th
Zambia rank
141st
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Jordan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 141st of 173 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Jordan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Jordan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Jordan and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Zambia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Jordan and Zambia rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Jordan ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 141st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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