School age population, primary education, female in Jordan
Jordan: School age population, primary education, female was 559,182 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Jordan, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 559,182 for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Jordan peaked at 570,112 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 136,321, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 85th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 167,553 | 136,321 | 193,647 | 10 |
| 1980s | 239,009 | 199,652 | 285,470 | 10 |
| 1990s | 343,002 | 298,269 | 390,895 | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,932 | 394,198 | 439,164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 501,732 | 445,755 | 570,112 | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,474 | 546,709 | 559,182 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 82 Sierra Leone 639,047 compare
- 83 Tunisia 619,246 compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 559,399 compare
- 86 Netherlands 532,299 compare
- 87 Israel 528,150 compare
- 88 Tajikistan 528,059 compare
More education data for Jordan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 64,348 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Jordan?
- School age population, primary education, female in Jordan was 559,182 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 570,112 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,321 in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Jordan ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release