Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan

Jordan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 70.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
70.5%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
152nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2008
All-time low
67.9%
in 2016
Years of data
19
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan, 1996–2019

0204060801001996200720191996: 86 %1999: 85.9 %2000: 86.4 %2002: 89.3 %2003: 88.7 %2004: 89.5 %2005: 88.6 %2006: 89.1 %2007: 90.2 %2008: 91.6 %2010: 85.9 %2011: 81.9 %2012: 77.4 %2013: 73.8 %2014: 72.4 %2016: 67.9 %2017: 69.4 %2018: 69.4 %2019: 70.5 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Jordan, 1996 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 149 Solomon Islands 73.6% compare
  2. 150 Zimbabwe 72.8% compare
  3. 151 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 71.7% compare
  4. 153 Honduras 70.4% compare
  5. 154 Eritrea 69.9% compare
  6. 155 Guatemala 69.6% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More education data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-lower-secondary-male-percent/jordan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/gross-enrolment-ratio-lower-secondary-male-percent/jordan/">Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Jordan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.