Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Jordan
Jordan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 14.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Jordan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 14.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Jordan peaked at 25.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1960.
That places Jordan 54th 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: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1965 | 4.6% | +209.3% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | +94.2% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +62.0% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -26.0% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | +93.2% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +53.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 9.0% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 10.8% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 16.4% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Jordan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Jordan was 14.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Jordan ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)