Jordan — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Jordan, 1970–2024.
Education spending for Jordan was 3.23% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 7.48% in 1996. The lowest was 2.39% in 1972 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.21% per year.
Jordan ranks 125 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Jordan sits below it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 57% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 14%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 13 of 17 economies; Iran, Islamic Rep. (2.82%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 45% in 1986. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1996.
World ranking. Slipped: 15th of 31 in 1970 → 92nd of 130 in 2010 → 111th of 157 in 2020 → 32nd of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 3.51% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 3.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.14% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 3.55% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.17% | -1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 4.94% | -1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 6.36% | -1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 7.48% | +1.8 pp |
| 1989 | 5.64% | +1.6 pp |
| 1988 | 4.05% | +0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.28% | -2.7 pp |
| 1984 | 5.94% | +1.0 pp |
| 1983 | 4.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 5.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 5.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 5.08% | +1.4 pp |
| 1978 | 3.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 3.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 3.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 3.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 3.56% | +1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.39% | -0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 3.63% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jordan’s Education spending in 1971?
3.3% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Jordan’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -10.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 3.23%; 2023: 3.51%; 2022: 3.15%; 2021: 3.14%; 2020: 3.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.