Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan
Jordan: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 13.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan is 13.11, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan peaked at 13.11 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.38, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.38 | — |
| 1991 | 11.69 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.98 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 12 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 11.93 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.98 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.04 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.98 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.93 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.87 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.82 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12.05 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.29 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.58 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.86 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.84 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.84 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.85 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.88 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.88 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.56 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.56 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.9 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.91 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.92 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.92 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.63 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.88 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.88 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.92 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.86 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.04 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.11 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.88 | 11.38 | 12.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.59 | 11.82 | 12.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.81 | 12.56 | 12.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.98 | 12.86 | 13.11 | 4 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Jordan was 13.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.11 in 2023.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.38 in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Jordan ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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