Jordan: Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

Since 1998 it is down 1.11 percentage points from 14.42% in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Jordan's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.23 percentage points on 2017 (from 13.54% to 13.31%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2017), the average change was −0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.43 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.55 percentage points in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Jordan had the 12th highest value of the 19 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.

Closest to Jordan in the 2018 ranking

• Mauritius — 9th of 19: 15.57%
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 10th of 19: 14.83%
• St. Lucia — 11th of 19: 14.71%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 13th of 19: 13.28%
• Andorra — 14th of 19: 12.31%
• Guatemala — 15th of 19: 11.88%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 13 values

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 11.12% (2017)
• Israel — 21.53% (2016)
• Malta — 22.83% (2015)

More education data for Jordan

• 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) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.12 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.55% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 98.76% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 26.6% (2021)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 26.81% (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Jordan's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)?

13.31% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is down 1.11 percentage points from 14.42% in 1998. The highest value was 16.6% in 2003 and the lowest 13.31% in 2018.

How does Jordan rank?

12th highest of 19 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Jordan?

In 2018, Jordan's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.23 percentage points on 2017 (from 13.54% to 13.31%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2017), the average change was −0.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.PRIM.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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