India vs Jordan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
India
98.4%
in 2023
Jordan
98.4%
in 2024
India rank
39th
Jordan rank
40th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- India
- Jordan
How they compare
India currently reports 98.4% against 98.4% in Jordan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1820 it was India ahead.
India ranks 39th and Jordan ranks 40th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, India averaged higher in 13 and Jordan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | India |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | India |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | India |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | India |
| 1910s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% | India |
| 1920s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 0.6% | India |
| 1930s | 4.2% | 6.6% | 2.4% | Jordan |
| 1940s | 7.2% | 11.9% | 4.7% | Jordan |
| 1950s | 19.3% | 30.6% | 11.4% | Jordan |
| 1960s | 25.9% | 65.7% | 39.8% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 45.6% | 68.5% | 23.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 94.2% | 41.6% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 89.5% | 2.3% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 93.8% | 2.7% | India |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, India or Jordan?
- India, at 98.4% against 98.4% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between India and Jordan?
- 0.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jordan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do India and Jordan rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- India ranks 39th 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.