Jordan's government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) was 15.59% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1 percentage points from 16.59% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.59% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 16.59% | 2008 |
| Highest | 20.3% | 2005 |
| Lowest | 15.59% | 2018 |
| Average since 2011 | 17.11% | 2011–2018 |
| First recorded | 17% | 1999 |
Since 1999 it is down 1.41 percentage points from 17% in 1999. The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
How it compares
In 2018, Jordan had the 13th highest value of the 18 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
- Costa Rica — 9th of 18: 21.14%
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 10th of 18: 20.14%
- Colombia — 11th of 18: 17.65%
- Dominican Republic — 13th of 18: 15.1%
- El Salvador — 14th of 18: 15.08%
- Peru — 15th of 18: 14.65%
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 11 values
| Year | Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 15.59 |
| 2017 | 17.09 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 18.64 |
| 2010 | no data |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 |
Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 17.53% (2017)
- Israel — 18.66% (2016)
- Malta — 29.55% (2015)
- Tunisia — 52.4% (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, secondary (% of GDP per capita)?
- 15.59% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is down 1.41 percentage points from 17% in 1999. The highest value was 20.3% in 2005 and the lowest 15.59% in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank?
- 13th highest of 18 economies with data for 2018.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.SECO.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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