School enrollment, preprimary, female in Jordan
Jordan: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 26.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Jordan, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 26.8% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Jordan peaked at 31.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1978.
Jordan ranks 159th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 9.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 17.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.2% | 30.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.8% | 31.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 156 East Timor 28.5% compare
- 157 Panama 27.4% compare
- 158 Oman 27.0% compare
- 160 Sierra Leone 26.0% compare
- 161 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.7% compare
- 162 Eritrea 23.7% compare
More education data for Jordan
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.22 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 19.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Jordan?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Jordan was 26.8% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1978.
- How does Jordan rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Jordan ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.