Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jamaica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 33.2% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 382.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jamaica peaked at 33.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 6th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 20.1% | — |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -48.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +76.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -62.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +103.6% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +89.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -51.9% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +119.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 8.8% | 23.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 6.9% | 26.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 15.2% | 33.2% | 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jamaica?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jamaica was 33.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Jamaica ranks 6th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 382.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release