Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Jordan
Jordan: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Jordan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Jordan peaked at 0.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Jordan ranks 84th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +42.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +51.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 81 San Marino 0.4% compare
- 82 Seychelles 0.4% compare
- 83 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 85 Oman 0.4% compare
- 86 Azerbaijan 0.4% compare
- 87 Mongolia 0.4% compare
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Jordan?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Jordan was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Jordan ranks 84th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release