Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan
Jordan: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 9.59 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan stood at 9.59. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan peaked at 9.59 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.41, in 1960.
That places Jordan 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.41 | — |
| 1965 | 2.96 | +22.8% |
| 1970 | 3.47 | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 4.01 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 4.55 | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 5.68 | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 6.61 | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 7.58 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 8.36 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 9.07 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 9.59 | +5.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 9.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.88, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 9.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.16, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 | 2.41 | 2.96 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.74 | 3.47 | 4.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 4.55 | 5.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.1 | 6.61 | 7.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.71 | 8.36 | 9.07 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.59 | 9.59 | 9.59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Jordan was 9.59 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.59 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Jordan ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.