School enrollment, primary, private in Jordan
Jordan: School enrollment, primary, private was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Jordan is 33.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Jordan peaked at 39.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1982.
Jordan ranks 32nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.6% | — |
| 1972 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | -72.9% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 33.8% | +259.8% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 36.2% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 8.1% | 30.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 27.3% | 39.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.2% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.1% | 35.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 34.9% | 5 |
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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 enrollment, primary, private in Jordan?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Jordan was 33.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1982.
- How does Jordan rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Jordan ranks 32nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.