Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan
Jordan: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 56.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan stood at 56.8%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan peaked at 78.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2017.
Jordan ranks 136th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 72.5% | — |
| 1999 | 74.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.7% | 72.5% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 74.4% | 78.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 52.7% | 72.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 64,348 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jordan was 56.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Jordan ranks 136th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.