Lower secondary completion rate, female in Jordan
Jordan: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 94.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Jordan, 1988–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 94.1% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Jordan peaked at 96.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1988.
That places Jordan 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 49.3% | — |
| 1989 | 61.7% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +37.0% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.5% | 49.3% | 61.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 82.2% | 88.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 88.3% | 95.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 92.7% | 96.5% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Jordan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Jordan was 94.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1988.
- How does Jordan rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Jordan ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.