Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan
Jordan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan stood at 79.9%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan peaked at 83.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1971.
That places Jordan 92nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.8% | — |
| 1972 | 48.6% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 54.1% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 56.6% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 61.2% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 65.1% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 66.6% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 65.0% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 67.5% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 67.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 68.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 66.1% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.6% | 45.8% | 57.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.4% | 58.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 65.3% | 67.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 70.4% | 83.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.0% | 79.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Jordan was 79.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Jordan ranks 92nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release