School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 414,348 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 414,348 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. 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 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 414,348 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61,257 number, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 88th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61,257 number | — |
| 1971 | 65,297 number | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 68,708 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 72,007 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 75,133 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 78,251 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 81,332 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 85,135 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 89,942 number | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 95,876 number | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 102,568 number | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 109,331 number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 113,234 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 117,632 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 122,618 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 128,471 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 135,426 number | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 142,774 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 150,571 number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 158,920 number | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 167,451 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 175,064 number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 182,549 number | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 189,251 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 195,059 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 200,100 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 205,647 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 212,931 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 220,182 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 226,919 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 232,653 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 235,936 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 235,960 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 235,598 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 236,188 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 238,482 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 243,623 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 251,432 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 261,284 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 272,486 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 284,923 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 298,098 number | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 313,779 number | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 330,281 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 346,763 number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 362,343 number | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 376,987 number | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 389,359 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 399,821 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 407,922 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 414,348 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,294 number | 61,257 number | 95,876 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 128,154 number | 102,568 number | 158,920 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 197,515 number | 167,451 number | 226,919 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,364 number | 232,653 number | 272,486 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,028 number | 284,923 number | 407,922 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 414,348 number | 414,348 number | 414,348 number | 1 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan was 414,348 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 414,348 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,257 number in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 88th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.