Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 5.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica is 5.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica peaked at 7.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1970.
That places Jamaica 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.6% | — |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.9% | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +31.6% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 40 Mozambique 5.4% compare
- 41 Cyprus 5.4% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 5.3% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 5.2% compare
- 45 Morocco 5.2% compare
- 46 Burundi 5.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Jamaica was 5.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.