All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Jamaica

Jamaica: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary was 70.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
70.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
45th
of 86 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2009
All-time low
70.4%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2003–2019

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Jamaica, 2003–2019

0204060801002003201120192003: 87.3 %2004: 91.6 %2005: 93.6 %2007: 78.4 %2008: 80.9 %2009: 97.5 %2011: 91.6 %2012: 93.5 %2014: 70.6 %2015: 71 %2016: 74.7 %2017: 72.4 %2018: 70.8 %2019: 70.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 70.4% for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Jamaica peaked at 97.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2019.

Jamaica ranks 45th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%) in Jamaica, 2003 to 2019.
Year % Change
2003 87.3%
2004 91.6% +5.0%
2005 93.6% +2.2%
2007 78.4% -16.2%
2008 80.9% +3.2%
2009 97.5% +20.5%
2011 91.6% -6.0%
2012 93.5% +2.1%
2014 70.6% -24.5%
2015 71.0% +0.5%
2016 74.7% +5.2%
2017 72.4% -3.0%
2018 70.8% -2.2%
2019 70.4% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.2% 78.4% 97.5% 6
2010s 76.9% 70.4% 93.5% 8

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 42 Hungary 73.6% compare
  2. 43 Morocco 73.3% compare
  3. 44 Iceland 70.7% compare
  4. 46 Poland 70.4% compare
  5. 47 Austria 70.3% compare
  6. 48 Thailand 68.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Jamaica?
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary in Jamaica was 70.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary?
Jamaica ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
Is all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 995 data points, 1995–2019
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All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation 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. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/