Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Jordan
Jordan: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Jordan stood at 30.6%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Jordan peaked at 52.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 52nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 30.6% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 36.7% | 48.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.6% | 36.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Jordan?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Jordan was 30.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Jordan ranks 52nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.