Education in Jordan

3,297 indicators covering education for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, tertiary education, male 645,200 2025 up 39.7% 76th
School age population, tertiary education, female 547,646 2025 up 39.7% 80th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 1.19 million 2025 up 39.7% 77th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 387,188 2025 up 35.6% 81st
School age population, lower secondary education, female 378,058 2025 up 40.9% 81st
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 765,246 2025 up 38.1% 81st
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 95,893 2025 up 20.2% 88th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 90,850 2025 up 16.7% 88th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 186,743 2025 up 18.5% 88th
School age population, primary education, male 588,171 2025 up 12.0% 84th
School age population, primary education, female 559,182 2025 up 10.9% 85th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 1.15 million 2025 up 11.5% 84th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 105,099 2025 up 9.1% 85th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 100,907 2025 up 10.2% 85th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 206,006 2025 up 9.6% 85th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 105,082 2025 up 24.3% 85th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 95,904 2025 up 21.8% 85th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 200,986 2025 up 23.1% 85th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 221,927 2025 up 29.6% 98th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 195,889 2025 up 21.8% 99th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 417,816 2025 up 25.8% 98th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 1.12 million 2024 up 13.9% 82nd
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 98.1% 2024 up 5.3% 74th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, pupils 1.12 million 2024 up 13.9% 82nd
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Secondary education, pupils 1.03 million 2024 up 37.2% 75th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.473 units per square kilometre 2023 up 72.1% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 98.4% 2024 up 1.1% 132nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 63rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 98.8% 2024 up 0.9% 119th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.9 years 2024 up 0.7% 105th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.93 years 2024 up 0.5% 97th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.9% 2024 down 72.5% 131st
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year 2018 down 19.4% 49th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 73.9% 2019 down 15.2% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 73.9% 2019 down 16.6% 165th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.8 years 2019 down 15.4% 172nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2019 down 1.5% 93rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.82 years 2019 down 16.6% 168th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 80,149 2024 up 40.2% 101st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 83,712 2024 up 37.5% 100th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 10,973 2024 up 135.1% 94th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0185 units per square kilometre 2023 down 21.8% 127th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.2% 2024 138th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0228 units per square kilometre 2023 down 20.6% 132nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 down 32.2% 104th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.52 number per square kilometre 2019 up 27.8% 119th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 94.7% 2023 down 2.4% 63rd
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 95.7% 2023 down 3.2% 64th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0022 units per person 2018 down 45.1% 137th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 23,181 2018 down 17.8% 107th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 73,057 2024 up 42.4% 72nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year 2019 down 57.7% 40th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.821 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.0% 83rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.2611 units per square kilometre 2018 down 18.3% 115th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 98.4% 2024 up 5.6% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 91.8% 2024 up 3.2% 102nd
Number of under-five deaths, male 1,706 2024 down 13.0% 85th