Jamaica Labour Exchange

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	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
Total Education Expenditure (J$mill)	65,009.16	53,607.04	44,964.44	37,926.68	30,019.03	28,905.09	23,062.89	21,381.04	18,147.45	17,209.60
Total Government Expenditure (Incl. Amortization) (J$b)	507.97	405.20	372.10	347.30	328.20	286.40	225.04	217.50	188.13	157.90
Education Budget as a Proportion of Total Budget (%)	12.90	12.60	11.80	11.40	9.15	8.80	8.90	10.80	11	10.90
Education Expenditure as a Proportion of Total Expenditure	12.80	13.20	12.10	10.90	9.15	10.09	10.25	9.83	9.65	10.90
(Incl. Amortization) (%)
Early Childhood Basic Expenditure Per Student	13,690	14,628	8,609	7,720	6,822	6,900	6,673	5,122	4,179	3,275
Early Childhood Infant Expenditure Per Student	43,232	42,254	28,489	32,049	35,223	23,947	18,377	17,094	15,782	8,969
Average Early Childhood Expenditure Per Student	19,339	19,739	12,060	11,392	11,105	10,022	8,796	7,304	6,451	4,696
Primary Grades 1-6 of All Age Expenditure Per Student	51,236	38,012	38,688	27,206	24,006	25,225	18,172	17,007	16,044	14,521
Primary & Junior High Expenditure Per Student	68,036	54,496	47,608	37,390	32,002	33,144	23,942	20,545	18,979	15,729
Average Primary Expenditure Per Student	62,377	47,651	44,230	34,024	28,860	30,193	22,094	21,953	18,560	16,028
Special Education Expenditure Per Student	190,579	147,079	92,917	78,252	87,431	97,947	84,718	93,689	96,552	94,672
Technical High School Expenditure Per Student	88,711	70,686	70,038	59,464	44,260	51,061	36,312	34,557	30,504	29,674
Vocational/Agricultural High School Expenditure/Student	94,032	72,401	66,142	60,086	58,347	65,399	44,689	41,787	36,414	34,081
Grades 7-9 all of All-Age, Primary School Expenditure/Student	321,871	267,544	302,260	268,554	218,062	220,202	201,834	159,741	120,318	103,868
Junior High School Expenditure Per Student	101,198	70,168	59,967	49,494	41,197	41,827	34,247	21,001	24,008	15,863
Average Secondary Education Expenditure Per Student	75,584	64,814	53,332	45,005	40,941	46,568	34,229	32,412	27,342	24,839
University of the West Indies Expenditure Per Student	705,576	603,630	482,687	343,453	393,565	182,533	186,346	161,347	155,398	176,809
University of Technology Expenditure Per Student	171,928	135,317	137,333	102,965	108,110	118,333	119,040	123,627	94,973	78,569
Community Colleges Expenditure Per Student	133,082	97,519	100,736	83,741	78,080	80,774	72,768	67,715	55,387	57,023
Edna Manley College of Visual & Performing Arts Expenditure/Student	447,936	249,516	256,409	207,641	281,631	274,455	311,904	195,385	183,354	233,749
College of Agriculture, Science and Education Expenditure Per Student	574,142	399,235	396,559	331,283	140,225	115,257	149,314	342,951	320,484	303,909
Average Tertiary Education Expenditure Per Student	327,333	275,612	233,032	200,265	200,296	138,627	130,641	134,945	117,162	120,228
Source: Economic and Social Survey, Planning Institute of Jamaica

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