Education in Jordan

3,297 indicators covering education for Jordan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 93.4% 2025 up 4.0% 68th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 94.0% 2025 up 4.2% 71st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 modelled data 2025 up 0.5% 95th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 92.8% 2025 up 3.7% 65th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 70.1% 2025 up 13.8% 75th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 76.1% 2025 up 14.7% 75th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 modelled data 2025 up 2.0% 41st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 64.2% 2025 up 11.8% 77th
Teachers in secondary education, male 31,352 2024 up 16.5% 70th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 23.3% 2025 up 2.5% 13th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 14.9% 2025 up 34.6% 12th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 16.5% 2025 up 26.5% 13th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 43.6% 2024 up 5.9% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 29.4% 2024 down 10.3% 103rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.33 GPIA 2024 up 10.1% 58th
Primary education, teachers 79.9% 2024 down 3.9% 87th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 8,188 number 2019 up 61.7% 91st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year 2019 12th
Repeaters, primary, total 1.2% 2018 up 97.2% 120th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.27 years 2024 up 10.3% 107th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.53 years 2024 down 6.4% 105th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.32 GPIA 2024 up 10.0% 57th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 18.7% 2019 up 40.1% 25th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.27 years 2024 up 2.9% 107th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 97.0% 2024 up 2.8% 76th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 22,707 number 2017 up 149.7% 55th
Persistence to grade 5, total 96.0% 2023 down 2.5% 56th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 95.2% 2023 down 2.8% 72nd
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 children who are not in pre-primary school 30.6% 2024 down 27.9% 52nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.8419 years 2024 up 17.1% 164th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7934 years 2024 up 9.1% 167th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 6.9% 28th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% 30th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 9 2024 143rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 10,235 2024 up 53.7% 82nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 down 0.3% 99th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 4,208 2024 down 3.9% 87th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 33.4% 2024 up 6.3% 129th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 8,375 2024 down 12.3% 76th
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
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.903 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.2% 123rd
Repeaters, primary, female 1.1% 2018 up 79.9% 110th
Repeaters, primary, male 1.2% 2018 up 114.7% 119th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.76 years 2024 up 3.0% 105th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.85 years 2024 up 2.9% 106th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 0.1% 72nd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 100.0% 2019 up 0.4% 1st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 96.4% 2024 up 2.2% 79th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 97.8% 2024 up 3.5% 66th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 80th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 8,188 number 2019 up 62.3% 87th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 75.6% 2024 down 13.8% 44th