Education in Jordan

3,297 indicators covering education for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 8.64 units per square kilometre 2018 up 13.4% 79th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 26.4% 2021 down 5.3% 158th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 26.8% 2021 up 2.4% 159th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -0.6953 % change on previous year 2024 up 88.6% 139th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 3.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 200.9% 75th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 23,181 2018 down 17.8% 107th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 95.2% 2023 down 2.8% 70th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 2.4 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.5% 64th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 1.87 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.8% 59th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 38.3% 89th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.76 years 2018 down 14.5% 90th
Government expenditure on education, total 9.8% 2024 down 22.0% 155th
Secondary education, general pupils 50.7% 2018 up 1.1% 70th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,547 number 2019 up 13.3% 60th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 94.1% 2024 up 2.4% 74th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 88.6% 2024 up 0.4% 89th
Children out of school 1.9% 2024 down 72.5% 125th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 134,733 number 2019 up 28.6% 102nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0126 number per person 2019 down 15.8% 170th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 97,837 2025 up 28.7% 87th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 94,019 2025 up 31.1% 86th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 191,856 2025 up 29.9% 86th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 186,182 2024 up 23.0% 61st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 234,416 2024 up 45.3% 56th
Teachers in primary education, male 12,959 2024 up 32.3% 83rd
Teachers in primary education, female 51,389 2024 up 6.7% 67th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 79.9% 2024 down 3.9% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.6% 2024 up 1.0% 127th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.91 years 2024 up 0.6% 102nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.3% 2024 up 63.3% 125th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.8% 2024 up 17.1% 137th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 420,598 2024 up 34.5% 61st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% 2024 down 1.7% 99th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% 2024 down 0.9% 87th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 163,861 2024 up 38.8% 102nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 513,021 2024 up 37.8% 73rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 514,665 2024 up 36.6% 72nd
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 64,348 2024 up 11.0% 76th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.0% 2024 up 33.2% 134th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.0% 2024 down 1.3% 93rd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.03 million 2024 up 37.2% 75th
Enrolment in primary education, male 571,163 2024 up 14.6% 82nd
Enrolment in primary education, female 544,400 2024 up 13.1% 82nd
School age population, upper secondary education, male 186,304 2025 up 38.9% 99th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 183,754 2025 up 41.2% 98th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 370,058 2025 up 40.0% 98th
School age population, secondary education, male 573,492 2025 up 36.6% 87th
School age population, secondary education, female 561,812 2025 up 41.0% 86th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 1.14 million 2025 up 38.7% 87th