Jamaica vs Madagascar: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
18.0%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
35th
Madagascar rank
33rd
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Jamaica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.0% against 17.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 17.2% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Jamaica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.0% against 17.9% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Madagascar rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Jamaica ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.