Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan
Jordan: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 83.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 83.7% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2022.
Jordan ranks 97th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 88.1% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.1% | 88.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 87.9% | 96.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.5% | 92.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 75.7% | 90.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 94 United Arab Emirates 84.8% compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 84.5% compare
- 96 Republic of Korea 83.8% compare
- 98 Morocco 82.9% compare
- 99 Chad 81.5% compare
- 100 Uganda 81.5% compare
More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Jordan ranks 97th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release