Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jordan
Jordan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 114,671 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jordan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 114,671 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jordan peaked at 116,563 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24,177 number, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,177 number | — |
| 1971 | 25,637 number | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 27,298 number | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 28,722 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 29,940 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 31,025 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 32,020 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 33,606 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 35,283 number | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 36,923 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 38,386 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 39,481 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 40,446 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 41,247 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 42,015 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 42,884 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 44,040 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 45,695 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 47,764 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 50,132 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 52,725 number | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 55,389 number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 56,788 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 57,774 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 58,452 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58,896 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 59,361 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 60,986 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 62,680 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 64,311 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 65,768 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 66,864 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 67,788 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 68,595 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 69,479 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 70,639 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 72,213 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 75,000 number | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 78,424 number | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 82,362 number | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 86,692 number | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 91,243 number | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 96,259 number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 101,503 number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 106,534 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 110,874 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 114,147 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 115,974 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 116,563 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 116,072 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 114,671 number | -1.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 114,671 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 114,671 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,463 number | 24,177 number | 36,923 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,209 number | 38,386 number | 50,132 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,736 number | 52,725 number | 64,311 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,713 number | 65,768 number | 82,362 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,586 number | 86,692 number | 116,563 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,671 number | 114,671 number | 114,671 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 75 Chile 124,255 number compare
- 76 Haiti 122,281 number compare
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 115,626 number compare
- 79 Tajikistan 114,537 number compare
- 80 Togo 112,251 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 107,230 number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jordan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jordan was 114,671 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 116,563 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,177 number in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Jordan ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.