Government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan
Jordan: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 15.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2018, government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan stood at 15.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan peaked at 20.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2018.
That places Jordan 76th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.0% | — |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 20.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 15.6% | 18.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Jordan was 15.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Jordan ranks 76th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, secondary (% 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.