Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica
Jamaica: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 56.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 56.0% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 83.3% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica peaked at 80.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.5% | — |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -46.1% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | +128.3% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -21.0% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +83.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 33.2% | 80.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 44.3% | 75.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 30.6% | 56.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Jamaica ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release