Jamaica - Expenditure on Tertiary Education

Since 2014, Jamaica Expenditure on Tertiary Education increased 2.1points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 65 among other countries in Expenditure on Tertiary Education with 19.4 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Jamaica is overtaken by Ireland, which was number 64 with 19.73 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Italy at 19.31 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Sierra Leone ranked the highest with 52.48 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, an increase of 13.2points versus 2018. Ethiopia, Ecuador and Gabon respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Seychelles witnessed the best average annual growth at +82.1points per year, while Kyrgyzstan recorded the worst performance at -32.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2019 19.40
2018 19.60
2017 19.26
2016 18.23
2015 17.39
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How does Jamaica rank in Expenditure on Tertiary Education?

# 121 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
52.48 % 2019 +13.2 % +11.3 % View data
2 #2
Ethiopia
49.46 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.5 % View data
64 #64
Ireland
19.73 % 2019 -1.2 % -1.1 % View data
65 #65
Jamaica
19.40 % 2019 -1.0 % +2.1 % View data
66 #66
Italy
19.31 % 2019 +0.4 % -0.3 % View data
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