Population, age 16, total in Jordan
Jordan: Population, age 16, total was 144,328 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Jordan, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 16, total in Jordan stood at 144,328. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Jordan peaked at 144,328 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80,770, in 1990.
That places Jordan 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96,300 | 80,770 | 106,417 | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,402 | 107,902 | 129,311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,949 | 131,942 | 144,328 | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Jordan?
- Population, age 16, total in Jordan was 144,328 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 144,328 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,770 in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for population, age 16, total?
- Jordan ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.