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Jamaica: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP

5.51percent · 2024-8.5% since 2012

Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGDP.FSGOV.FFNTR. Annual figures for Jamaica from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20245.514
20225.354
20215.628
20195.117
20185.365
20175.174
20165.207
20155.376
20145.915
20136.161
20126.026
20115.605
20105.16
20095.74
20085.391
20074.8
20053.996
20043.344
20033.554
20024.744
20014.925
20004.467

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgdp-fsgov-ffntr (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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