Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan
Jordan: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5.25 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan is 5.25, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan peaked at 5.25 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 1960.
Jordan ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.04 | — |
| 1965 | 1.27 | +22.1% |
| 1970 | 1.52 | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 1.79 | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 2.49 | +32.4% |
| 1990 | 3.02 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 3.8 | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 4.36 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 4.83 | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 5.25 | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.66 | 1.52 | 1.79 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.19 | 1.88 | 2.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.41 | 3.02 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.6 | 4.36 | 4.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 1 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 64,348 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Jordan was 5.25 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Jordan ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.