Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan
Jordan: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 47.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan stood at 47.3%.
The figure is down 40.6% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan peaked at 85.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2008.
Jordan ranks 52nd of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.0% | — |
| 1999 | 70.3% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -65.6% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +161.4% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | +69.5% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 70.3% | 82.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 27.5% | 85.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 47.0% | 79.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Jordan was 47.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Jordan ranks 52nd out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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