School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.33 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan is 1.33 GPI, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.35 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4493 GPI, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4493 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4877 GPI | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.491 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5048 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5323 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5295 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5643 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6179 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7189 GPI | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7958 GPI | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.884 GPI | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7097 GPI | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7611 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7872 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8367 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8634 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9741 GPI | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPI | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.11 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9701 GPI | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9819 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPI | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.19 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.22 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.24 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.24 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.27 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.35 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.34 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.33 GPI | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.544 GPI | 0.4493 GPI | 0.7189 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8718 GPI | 0.7097 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 0.9701 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.24 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.33 GPI | 1.29 GPI | 1.35 GPI | 5 |
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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 enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Jordan was 1.33 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4493 GPI in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.