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Jamaica - Expenditure per student

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in Jamaica was 21.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 23.53 in 2014, while its lowest value was 10.44 in 2004.

Definition: Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2003	12.84
2004	10.44
2005	13.19
2007	18.00
2008	16.44
2009	18.34
2010	21.98
2011	21.57
2012	22.68
2013	23.16
2014	23.53
2015	22.18
2016	21.77
2017	23.45
2018	21.68

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita) in Jamaica was 29.73 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 30.84 in 2013, while its lowest value was 18.10 in 2004.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2003	20.60
2004	18.10
2005	19.39
2007	20.68
2008	27.82
2009	23.94
2010	25.01
2011	26.92
2013	30.84
2014	24.16
2015	28.75
2016	27.60
2017	27.16
2018	29.73

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) in Jamaica was 36.59 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 71.69 in 2001, while its lowest value was 33.02 in 2003.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
2001	71.69
2002	60.67
2003	33.02
2004	38.18
2005	58.35
2008	44.05
2009	56.84
2010	54.53
2011	49.44
2012	38.75
2013	42.04
2015	36.59

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs