Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Jordan
Jordan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 119,077 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Jordan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Jordan is 119,077 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Jordan peaked at 120,178 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,980 number, in 1970.
That places Jordan 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,980 number | — |
| 1971 | 27,430 number | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 29,110 number | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 30,579 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 31,874 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 33,073 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 34,211 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 36,146 number | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 38,204 number | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 40,223 number | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 42,035 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 43,436 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 44,520 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 45,278 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 45,873 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 46,478 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 47,342 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 48,923 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 51,049 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 53,574 number | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 56,420 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 59,396 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 60,734 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 61,649 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 62,240 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 62,564 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 62,902 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 64,663 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 66,376 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 67,955 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 69,355 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 70,443 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 71,346 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 72,201 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73,161 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 74,379 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 75,959 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 78,642 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 81,895 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 85,636 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 89,791 number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 94,241 number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 99,188 number | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 104,407 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 109,457 number | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 113,853 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 117,202 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 119,254 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 120,178 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 120,080 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 119,077 number | -0.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 119,077 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 119,077 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,683 number | 25,980 number | 40,223 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,851 number | 42,035 number | 53,574 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,490 number | 56,420 number | 67,955 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,302 number | 69,355 number | 85,636 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,765 number | 89,791 number | 120,178 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,077 number | 119,077 number | 119,077 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 76 Haiti 126,637 number compare
- 77 Tajikistan 120,878 number compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 120,771 number compare
- 80 Togo 112,866 number compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 108,794 number compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 107,532 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, male in Jordan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Jordan was 119,077 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 120,178 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,980 number in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.