School age population, primary education, male in Jordan
Jordan: School age population, primary education, male was 711,391 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Jordan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Jordan stood at 711,391 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Jordan peaked at 711,391 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 137,809 number, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 79th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 174,034 number | 137,809 number | 215,249 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 265,231 number | 227,065 number | 299,102 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 358,826 number | 313,006 number | 387,096 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 429,390 number | 393,412 number | 486,162 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 626,011 number | 509,086 number | 710,752 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 711,391 number | 711,391 number | 711,391 number | 1 |
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- 81 Sierra Leone 623,253 number compare
- 82 Honduras 611,029 number 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Jordan?
- School age population, primary education, male in Jordan was 711,391 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 711,391 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,809 number in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.