El Salvador vs Jamaica: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$

El Salvador
437.38 millions
in 2018
Jamaica
362.5 millions
in 2019
El Salvador rank
57th
Jamaica rank
60th

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
100200300400199820082019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 437.38 millions against 362.5 millions in Jamaica, a difference of 74.88 millions.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Jamaica ahead.

El Salvador ranks 57th and Jamaica ranks 60th of 92 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 223.65 millions 283.21 millions 59.55 millions Jamaica
2010s 376.36 millions 315.47 millions 60.89 millions El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$, El Salvador or Jamaica?
El Salvador, at 437.38 millions against 362.5 millions in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ between El Salvador and Jamaica?
74.88 millions, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$?
El Salvador ranks 57th and Jamaica ranks 60th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,122 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on lower secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/