IDA blend vs Jamaica: Adjusted savings: education expenditure
Adjusted savings: education expenditure over time
- IDA blend
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.2% against 2.1% in IDA blend, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.5 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
IDA blend ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 5.8% | 2.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 1.2% | IDA blend |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 5.8% | 3.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure, IDA blend or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.2% against 2.1% in IDA blend as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure between IDA blend and Jamaica?
- 3.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Jamaica?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do IDA blend and Jamaica rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 44th and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.