Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica
Jamaica: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 46.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica is 46.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica peaked at 80.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 54th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 56.2% | — |
| 2003 | 63.3% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 61.3% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9% | 53.3% | 80.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 37.5% | 72.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 46.7% | 61.3% | 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 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 46.7% 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 80.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Jamaica ranks 54th out of 71 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 19.3%. 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 pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release