Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Jordan
Jordan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 70.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Jordan, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 70.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Jordan peaked at 92.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2016.
Jordan ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 88.0% | — |
| 1999 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.4% | 88.0% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 88.9% | 92.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 67.6% | 86.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 234,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 186,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Jordan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Jordan was 70.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2016.
- How does Jordan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Jordan ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.