Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Jordan
Jordan: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 46.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Jordan, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Jordan is 46.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Jordan peaked at 46.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2011.
That places Jordan 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.8% | — |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 39.3% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 33.4% | 46.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 77 Burkina Faso 48.7% compare
- 78 Netherlands 47.3% compare
- 79 Türkiye 47.0% compare
- 81 Lebanon 46.9% compare
- 82 India 46.8% compare
- 83 Saudi Arabia 45.5% compare
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 female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Jordan?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Jordan was 46.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2011.
- How does Jordan rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Jordan ranks 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.