Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Jordan

Jordan: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 15.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 90 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2005
All-time low
15.0%
in 2019
Years of data
13
1999–2019

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Jordan, 1999–2019

051015201999200920191999: 16.32002: 16.42003: 192004: 17.82005: 19.52006: 16.82007: 16.52008: 16.32011: 16.82016: 17.42017: 15.72018: 15.12019: 15

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 15.0% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Jordan peaked at 19.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2019.

Jordan ranks 59th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Jordan, 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 16.3%
2002 16.4% +0.7%
2003 19.0% +15.4%
2004 17.8% -6.2%
2005 19.5% +9.8%
2006 16.8% -14.0%
2007 16.5% -1.8%
2008 16.3% -1.4%
2011 16.8% +3.6%
2016 17.4% +3.1%
2017 15.7% -9.9%
2018 15.1% -3.9%
2019 15.0% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.3% 16.3% 16.3% 1
2000s 17.5% 16.3% 19.5% 7
2010s 16.0% 15.0% 17.4% 5

Countries ranked near Jordan

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  2. 57 El Salvador 15.1% compare
  3. 58 Syria 15.1% compare
  4. 60 Ethiopia 13.9% compare
  5. 61 Cambodia 13.7% compare
  6. 62 Liechtenstein 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Jordan?
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Jordan was 15.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2019.
How does Jordan rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
Jordan ranks 59th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,061 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/