Education in Jordan 165 indicators covering education for Jordan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 96.0% 2023 down 2.5% 56th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 158 2024 down 44.4% 101st Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 145 2024 down 34.4% 110th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 304 2024 down 23.0% 106th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 289 2024 down 37.3% 117th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 79.7% 2018 down 8.4% 177th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 82.2% 2018 down 6.6% 176th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.6% 2100 down 32.1% 66th Number of adults with no formal education by region 115,100 people 2100 down 33.0% 63rd Population by level of education 7.67 million people 2100 up 6.8% 67th Repeaters, primary, female 1.1% 2018 up 79.9% 110th Repeaters, primary, male 1.2% 2018 up 114.7% 119th School enrollment, secondary, private 21.7% 2024 up 13.0% 59th School enrollment, primary 80.9% 2018 down 2.3% 157th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Over-age students, primary 0.7% 2018 down 70.3% 175th Secondary education, teachers 57.1% 2024 up 20.1% 111th School enrollment, primary, female 80.2% 2018 down 3.8% 141st School enrollment, primary, male 81.5% 2018 down 0.9% 135th Over-age students, primary, male 0.8% 2018 down 71.8% 175th Over-age students, primary, female 0.6% 2018 down 68.2% 174th Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Progression to secondary school 98.0% 2017 down 2.0% 74th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 81.0% 2018 down 6.6% 160th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2018 down 0.1% 53rd Tertiary education, academic staff 33.4% 2024 up 6.3% 127th Persistence to grade 5, female 95.7% 2023 down 3.7% 64th Persistence to grade 5, male 96.4% 2023 down 1.3% 45th School enrollment, secondary 62.6% 2018 down 21.4% 111th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 97.7% 2017 down 2.3% 73rd School enrollment, secondary, female 63.5% 2018 down 22.1% 111th School enrollment, secondary, male 61.7% 2018 down 20.8% 107th Progression to secondary school, female 98.2% 2017 down 1.8% 68th Expenditure on tertiary education 22.7% 2018 — 59th Literacy rate, youth female 98.9% 2024 down 0.3% 39th Children out of school, primary 21,351 2024 down 67.0% 89th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 80.3% 2018 down 7.9% 143rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 81.6% 2018 down 5.3% 139th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 24th Literacy rate, youth male 98.5% 2024 down 0.5% 40th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.54 2018 down 7.0% 102nd Literacy rate, youth total 98.7% 2024 down 0.4% 41st Expenditure on secondary education 34.5% 2018 — 68th Expenditure on primary education 42.2% 2018 — 40th Secondary education, pupils 50.4% 2018 up 1.5% 55th Children out of school, primary, female 9,045 2024 down 71.1% 103rd Children out of school, primary, male 12,306 2024 down 63.0% 91st Literacy rate, adult total 94.4% 2024 down 3.5% 38th Literacy rate, adult male 96.6% 2024 down 1.9% 34th Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school 2.0% 2024 down 69.7% 128th Current education expenditure, total 90.5% 2024 down 1.5% 78th Current education expenditure, primary 94.9% 2024 down 1.7% 59th Current education expenditure, secondary 91.6% 2024 down 0.3% 79th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →