School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 417,816 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan is 417,816, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 417,816 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 266,718, in 2001.
Jordan ranks 109th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 302,205 | — |
| 1999 | 311,658 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 319,295 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 266,718 | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 268,625 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 271,028 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 272,479 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 274,427 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 276,882 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 282,862 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 292,597 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 295,740 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 299,984 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 303,206 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 306,464 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 309,206 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 326,777 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 332,008 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 351,355 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 348,390 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 344,110 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 348,564 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 353,077 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 357,418 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 376,455 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 408,690 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 412,210 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 417,816 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 306,932 | 302,205 | 311,658 | 2 |
| 2000s | 282,065 | 266,718 | 319,295 | 10 |
| 2010s | 327,006 | 299,984 | 351,355 | 10 |
| 2020s | 387,611 | 353,077 | 417,816 | 6 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Jordan was 417,816 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 417,816 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,718 in 2001.
- How does Jordan rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release