Education in Jordan

3,297 indicators covering education for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 36 2024 down 68.7% 71st
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 48 2024 down 5.9% 64th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 54 2024 up 12.5% 59th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1,190 2024 up 329.6% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1,440 2024 up 445.5% 35th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 16,027 number 2018 up 83.8% 28th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 27.5% 2018 down 4.1% 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 163 2024 up 270.5% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 23 2024 up 91.7% 48th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 256,730 number 2019 up 357.3% 22nd
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 95.7% 2023 down 3.7% 65th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 96.4% 2023 down 1.3% 46th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9922 GPIA 2023 down 2.4% 125th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1,292 2024 down 36.0% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 2,672 2024 up 18.6% 20th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 2025 unchanged 4th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education in years 2 2025 unchanged 55th
Theoretical duration of primary education in years 6 2025 unchanged 5th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education in years 4 2025 unchanged 17th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 2025 unchanged 2nd
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 9th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in years 2 2025 unchanged 60th
Number of primary education enrolments 1.12 million 2024 up 13.9% 23rd
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 98.4 2020 up 0.4% 67th
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 91.2 2020 up 2.5% 68th
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 59.1 2020 down 3.1% 89th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 0.3293 GPIA 2023 down 61.2% 115th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 0.3333 GPIA 2023 down 56.7% 116th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 32.6% 94th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2023 down 36.2% 95th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 0 millions 2024 70th
School-age population 417,816 2025 up 25.8% 29th
School-age population 765,246 2025 up 38.1% 25th
School-age population 370,058 2025 up 40.0% 30th
School-age population 1.15 million 2025 up 11.5% 22nd
Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 22nd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 1,775 number 2019 up 102.6% 56th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 45,861 number 2018 down 49.1% 64th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 116,173 number 2018 down 61.1% 65th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 70,312 number 2018 down 66.3% 62nd
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2024 69th
Number of pre-primary education enrolments 163,861 2024 up 38.8% 41st
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% 22nd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 7,809 number 2018 up 15.3% 56th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 12,642 number 2018 down 4.3% 58th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 4,833 number 2018 down 24.9% 58th
Average years of schooling 10.45 years 2020 up 13.8% 69th
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships 18.81 million 2024 up 206.4% 20th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 42.3% 2024 up 118.7% 124th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 17.34 pupils per teacher 2024 up 2.5% 70th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0.9% 2023 down 7.7% 75th
Population, ages 3-5, female 226,546 2015 up 5.1% 89th
Population, ages 3-5, male 236,748 2015 up 5.3% 89th
Population, ages 3-5, total 463,294 2015 up 5.2% 89th
Population, ages 4-6, female 226,362 2015 up 5.0% 89th
Population, ages 4-6, male 236,493 2015 up 5.2% 89th