Jamaica's current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions) was 98.92% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.72 percentage points from 98.2% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 98.92% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 98.13% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 98.2% | 2014 |
| Highest | 100% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 85.58% | 2008 |
| Average since 2015 | 98.03% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 97.68% | 2003 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 14.42 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.07 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.13 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 39% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Jamaica had the 2nd highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 98.92% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 95.31% | 2023 |
Closest to Jamaica in the 2024 ranking
- Ecuador — 1st of 14: 99.97%
- Togo — 3rd of 14: 98.78%
- Paraguay — 4th of 14: 97%
- South Africa — 5th of 14: 95.87%
What this measures
Current expenditure is 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. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).
Limitations: The indicator depends on comprehensive and accurate data regarding government expenditure by type and nature of spending. In some cases, data on total government expenditure on education only includes the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries that may also allocate part of their budget to educational services.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 17 values
| Year | Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.92 |
| 2023 | no data |
| 2022 | 99 |
| 2021 | 97.37 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 98.13 |
| 2018 | 97.72 |
| 2017 | 97.32 |
| 2016 | 97.95 |
| 2015 | 97.86 |
Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions) in nearby economies
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 211,097 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.08% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.5% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 177,095 (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 84.46% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Jamaica's current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions)?
- 98.92% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is up 1.24 percentage points from 97.68% in 2003. The highest value was 100% in 2009 and the lowest 85.58% in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank?
- 2nd highest of 14 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.CSEC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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