School enrollment, primary, male in Jordan
Jordan: School enrollment, primary, male was 98.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 98.4% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Jordan peaked at 110.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2000.
That places Jordan 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107.6% | 101.3% | 110.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 103.3% | 98.2% | 110.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 88.3% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 87.3% | 96.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 89.9% | 99.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Jordan?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Jordan was 98.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 110.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Jordan ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.