Female teachers in Jordan
Jordan: Female teachers was 79.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 79.86 for female teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Jordan peaked at 83.09 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.85, in 1971.
That places Jordan 92nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Female teachers in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.85 | — |
| 1972 | 48.55 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 49.98 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 50.16 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 50.59 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 51.36 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 54.09 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 56.58 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 57.22 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.33 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 58.84 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 61.2 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 65.13 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 66.61 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 65.04 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 65.92 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 67.47 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 67.21 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 68.48 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 66.05 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 65.29 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.88 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 63.98 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 63.98 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.09 | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 70.44 | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 78.4 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 79.06 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.86 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.04 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.27 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 79.91 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.02 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.86 | +1.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 79.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 79.86 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.68, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +29.9% | 63.98 | 83.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.6 | 45.85 | 57.22 | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.42 | 58.33 | 68.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.41 | 65.29 | 67.88 | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.98 | 63.98 | 63.98 | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.77 | 70.44 | 83.09 | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.22 | 78.04 | 79.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Jordan?
- Female teachers in Jordan was 79.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.09 in 2014.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.85 in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for female teachers?
- Jordan ranks 92nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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