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Jamaica: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure

17.87percent · 2024-5.0% since 2012

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator XGOVEXP.IMF. Annual figures for Jamaica from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202417.866
202216.933
202117.418
201917.314
201818.584
201718.403
201619.145
201520.051
201421.797
201320.574
201218.809
201118.582
201016.103
200917.553
200819.119
200717.173
200514.269
200411.733
200313.362
200218.364
200119.991
200016.797

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). Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-xgovexp-imf (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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