Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan
Jordan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 70.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 70.5% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan peaked at 91.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2016.
Jordan ranks 152nd 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, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 86.0% | — |
| 1999 | 85.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 85.9% | 86.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 86.4% | 91.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 67.9% | 85.9% | 9 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 513,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,861 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 420,598 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan was 70.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2016.
- How does Jordan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Jordan ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.