Jordan - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1997 36.93
1999 41.67
2016 42.54
2017 43.24
2018 42.24

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1997 33.58
1999 39.59
2016 37.01
2017 37.67
2018 34.46

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Jordan was 22.75 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 47.71 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.44 in 1972.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1970 17.97
1971 15.00
1972 2.44
1973 3.41
1974 3.43
1975 4.80
1976 4.08
1977 3.84
1978 3.97
1979 25.11
1981 35.48
1982 37.47
1983 35.07
1984 47.71
1988 6.38
1989 34.63
1996 35.92
1997 28.32
1999 18.66
2016 19.94
2017 18.53
2018 22.75

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Jordan was 9.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 21.56 in 1996, while its lowest value was 8.10 in 2010.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1986 8.76
1987 9.88
1988 9.82
1989 13.09
1996 21.56
1997 18.41
1999 14.66
2010 8.10
2011 8.20
2012 9.00
2013 9.70
2016 12.15
2017 11.20
2018 9.83
2019 9.86

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Jordan was 2.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 7.48 in 1996, while its lowest value was 2.39 in 1972.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1970 3.63
1971 3.30
1972 2.39
1973 2.49
1974 3.56
1975 3.76
1976 3.53
1977 3.68
1978 3.68
1979 5.08
1981 5.17
1982 5.09
1983 4.93
1984 5.94
1986 3.28
1987 3.30
1988 4.05
1989 5.64
1996 7.48
1997 6.36
1999 4.94
2010 3.10
2011 3.40
2012 3.50
2013 3.50
2016 3.45
2017 3.23
2018 2.98
2019 2.99

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs