Jordan vs Spain: Average years of schooling
Jordan
10.45 years
in 2020
Spain
10.61 years
in 2020
Jordan rank
69th
Spain rank
66th
Average years of schooling over time
- Jordan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 10.61 years against 10.45 years in Jordan, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Spain ahead.
Jordan ranks 69th and Spain ranks 66th of 162 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 1.51 years | 1.41 years | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 2.04 years | 1.94 years | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 2.63 years | 2.53 years | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.1 years | 3.12 years | 3.02 years | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2139 years | 3.47 years | 3.25 years | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.7352 years | 3.75 years | 3.01 years | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.8511 years | 4.3 years | 3.45 years | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.54 years | 5.07 years | 3.54 years | Spain |
| 1960s | 2.69 years | 5.8 years | 3.1 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.72 years | 6.59 years | 2.87 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.12 years | 7.62 years | 2.5 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.95 years | 8.69 years | 1.73 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.36 years | 9.69 years | 1.33 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.64 years | 10.03 years | 0.3881 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.45 years | 10.61 years | 0.1587 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Jordan or Spain?
- Spain, at 10.61 years against 10.45 years in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Jordan and Spain?
- 0.16 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Spain rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Jordan ranks 69th and Spain ranks 66th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.