Government expenditure per student, primary in Jordan
Jordan: Government expenditure per student, primary was 13.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, primary in Jordan, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 13.3% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Jordan peaked at 16.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2018.
Jordan ranks 73rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 4 |
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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 per student, primary in Jordan?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Jordan was 13.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Jordan ranks 73rd out of 122 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.