Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.9% against 1.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 34 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.9% against 1.8% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 1.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total?
- Jamaica ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expenditure on school books and teaching material expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Divide expenditure on school books and teaching material in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. Limitations: Although countries responding to the UIS questionnaire on educational expenditure are required to follow common definitions, in some cases government budget classifications may differ. It is also often difficult to identify expenditure on school books and teaching material, as not all accounting systems include such a classification. In some poorer countries, foreign donors and/or households may fund a large portion of expenditure on school books and teaching material, and where country respondents only have data on government expenditure, the amounts may be underestimated or missing entirely. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/