Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Jordan
Jordan: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Jordan, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Jordan stood at 55.4%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Jordan peaked at 58.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2004.
That places Jordan 90th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.3% | — |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +49.9% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 34.5% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.8% | 58.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 52.9% | 57.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 upper secondary education who are female in Jordan?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Jordan was 55.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2004.
- How does Jordan rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Jordan ranks 90th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release