Education in Jordan

3,297 indicators covering education for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 453,607 2024 up 391.8% 39th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 67.0% 2024 up 13.6% 13th
School age population, early childhood education, female 195,889 2025 up 21.8% 109th
School age population, early childhood education, male 221,927 2025 up 29.6% 108th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 82.4% 2024 up 6.9% 94th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 5,042 2024 up 92.4% 65th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 20,108 2024 up 119.3% 65th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.76 years 2024 up 1.9% 52nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.78 years 2024 up 0.1% 53rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.6% 73rd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.0% 2023 up 87.9% 115th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.8% 2019 down 29.7% 144th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 10.7% 2019 down 27.9% 105th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 86.2% 2024 up 4.4% 98th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2024 down 3.9% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 78.6% 2024 up 9.6% 98th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 7th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 96.8% 2024 down 3.2% 161st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 74.9% 2024 down 1.9% 125th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.3% 2024 down 1.7% 159th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 5,583 2024 up 107.6% 54th
Progression to secondary school, male 97.7% 2017 down 2.3% 73rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 88.7% 2024 up 2.1% 84th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 320,896 number 2018 up 26.0% 66th
School enrollment, secondary, female 63.5% 2018 down 22.1% 111th
School enrollment, secondary, male 61.7% 2018 down 20.8% 107th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 11.3% 2024 down 14.0% 109th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 98.1% 2024 up 5.3% 74th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,725 millions 2024 up 25.2% 89th
Progression to secondary school, female 98.2% 2017 down 1.8% 68th
Expenditure on tertiary education 22.7% 2018 59th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.2% 2024 down 12.8% 125th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 26,484 number 2018 up 92.0% 45th
Literacy rate, youth female 98.9% 2024 down 0.3% 39th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.8% 2023 up 211.0% 117th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 29.5% 2019 up 191.3% 20th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 1,245 2024 up 31.5% 82nd
Children out of school, primary 21,351 2024 down 67.0% 89th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 21,351 2024 down 67.0% 89th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 2,399 2024 up 118.5% 76th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 1.9% 2024 down 72.5% 131st
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 34,236 number 2019 up 20.9% 55th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 87.5% 2024 up 6.6% 78th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 89.9% 2024 down 1.6% 88th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 12.5% 2024 down 30.3% 114th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 10.1% 2024 up 16.2% 103rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 48,283 2024 up 70.5% 46th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 5,897 2024 up 44.0% 72nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 417,565 number 2019 up 20.1% 76th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 345 2023 up 26.4% 64th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 24,774 2024 up 7.7% 67th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.0% 2019 up 45.9% 91st
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 19,527 number 2019 up 76.3% 53rd
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 9.8% 2024 down 22.0% 156th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 14,211 2024 up 180.0% 59th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 27,983 2024 up 152.7% 43rd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 58.0% 2024 up 48.2% 100th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 20,300 2024 up 17.7% 41st
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 55.4% 2024 down 4.4% 90th