Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jordan
Jordan: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 13.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jordan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 13.6% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 285.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jordan peaked at 13.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 26th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.9% | — |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -96.1% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +3186.5% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -49.5% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +41.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +275.7% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 0.2% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jordan?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Jordan was 13.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Jordan ranks 26th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 285.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release