All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica
Jamaica: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 73.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica is 73.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica peaked at 96.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 50th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 88.8% | — |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 81.9% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 72.4% | 94.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 73.4% | 74.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Jamaica was 73.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Jamaica ranks 50th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release