Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 22.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Jamaica, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Jamaica stood at 22.7%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 23.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 16th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.0% | — |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 9.9% | 18.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Jamaica?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Jamaica was 22.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 16th out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/