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Jamaica
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Global rank#10out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

6.45.64.84.03.2197319992024Jamaica · 2024: 5.51%Jamaica

Analytical takeaways

  • Jamaica records 5.51% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #10 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 3.63% in 1973 to 5.51% in 2024, a gain of 1.88%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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