Mean years of schooling long run in Jordan
Jordan: Mean years of schooling long run was 10.81 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Jordan, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 10.81 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Jordan peaked at 10.81 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
Jordan ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 1885 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1900 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1905 | 0.11 | +175.0% |
| 1910 | 0.19 | +72.7% |
| 1915 | 0.24 | +26.3% |
| 1920 | 0.81 | +237.5% |
| 1925 | 0.86 | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 0.92 | +7.0% |
| 1935 | 0.95 | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 1.09 | +14.7% |
| 1945 | 1.22 | +11.9% |
| 1950 | 1.41 | +15.6% |
| 1955 | 1.84 | +30.5% |
| 1960 | 2.54 | +38.0% |
| 1965 | 3.15 | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 3.64 | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 4.2 | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 4.87 | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 6.04 | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 7.02 | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 7.89 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 8.72 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 9.42 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 9.92 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 10.5 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.81 | +3.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 10.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.83, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 10.81 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.09, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +237.5% | 0.24 | 0.81 |
| 1905 | +175.0% | 0.04 | 0.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.075 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.215 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.835 | 0.81 | 0.86 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.935 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.22 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.62 | 1.41 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.84 | 2.54 | 3.15 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.92 | 3.64 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.46 | 4.87 | 6.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.46 | 7.02 | 7.89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.07 | 8.72 | 9.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.21 | 9.92 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.81 | 10.81 | 10.81 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling long run in Jordan?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Jordan was 10.81 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Jordan rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Jordan ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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