Education spending in Jamaica
Government spending on education in Jamaica was equal to 5.5% of GDP in 2024.
Jamaica, 2024
5.5%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.5% | – |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 5.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.0%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
26.2%
2015 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
95.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
87.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS