Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jordan
Jordan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 11.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jordan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 11.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jordan peaked at 11.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1960.
That places Jordan 82nd 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.2% | — |
| 1965 | 7.7% | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jordan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jordan was 11.0% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Jordan ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary