School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.30 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.30 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
79th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.30 million number
in 2020
All-time low
198,971 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan stood at 1.30 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 1.30 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 198,971 number, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 79th of 205 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 198,971 number | — |
| 1971 | 215,096 number | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 227,091 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 237,709 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 247,331 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 256,908 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 266,929 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 281,298 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 297,831 number | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 315,960 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 334,600 number | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 353,151 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 367,172 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 384,048 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 403,245 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 424,308 number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 446,169 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 466,996 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 486,566 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 505,085 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 522,976 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 541,274 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 563,151 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 586,987 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 611,644 number | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 635,208 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 655,739 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 676,883 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 692,591 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 703,076 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 709,631 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 713,600 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 715,121 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 719,115 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 727,516 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 741,299 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 760,803 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 785,607 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 815,255 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 848,875 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 886,248 number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 927,000 number | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 976,400 number | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million number | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million number | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 254,512 number | 198,971 number | 315,960 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 417,134 number | 334,600 number | 505,085 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 618,953 number | 522,976 number | 703,076 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 753,682 number | 709,631 number | 848,875 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 886,248 number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.30 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 76 South Sudan 1.55 million number compare
- 77 Chile 1.48 million number compare
- 78 Bolivia 1.38 million number compare
- 80 Togo 1.29 million number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.26 million number compare
- 82 Tajikistan 1.21 million number compare
More education data for Jordan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jordan was 1.30 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,971 number in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.