Over-age students, primary in Jordan
Jordan: Over-age students, primary was 0.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Jordan, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Jordan stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Jordan peaked at 13.1% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.
Jordan ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.1% | — |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 10.5% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -71.5% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -41.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +198.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -65.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 7 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Jordan?
- Over-age students, primary in Jordan was 0.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1972.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for over-age students, primary?
- Jordan ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.