Germany vs Jordan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Germany
98.5%
in 2022
Jordan
98.4%
in 2024
Germany rank
38th
Jordan rank
40th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Germany
- Jordan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 38th and Jordan ranks 40th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 19 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 21.9% | 0.0% | 21.9% | Germany |
| 1830s | 27.0% | 0.0% | 27.0% | Germany |
| 1840s | 32.9% | 0.0% | 32.9% | Germany |
| 1850s | 39.3% | 0.0% | 39.3% | Germany |
| 1860s | 46.2% | 0.1% | 46.1% | Germany |
| 1870s | 52.6% | 0.1% | 52.4% | Germany |
| 1880s | 57.5% | 0.3% | 57.2% | Germany |
| 1890s | 58.7% | 0.5% | 58.1% | Germany |
| 1900s | 58.0% | 1.0% | 57.0% | Germany |
| 1910s | 89.4% | 1.9% | 87.5% | Germany |
| 1920s | 92.1% | 3.6% | 88.5% | Germany |
| 1930s | 94.8% | 6.6% | 88.2% | Germany |
| 1940s | 97.4% | 11.9% | 85.5% | Germany |
| 1950s | 89.1% | 30.6% | 58.4% | Germany |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 65.7% | 34.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 87.9% | 68.5% | 19.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 94.2% | 11.2% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 92.6% | 5.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 93.7% | 5.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.7% | 1.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Germany or Jordan?
- Germany, at 98.5% against 98.4% in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Germany and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Jordan?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Jordan rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 38th and Jordan ranks 40th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.