Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan
Jordan: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 39.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan stood at 39.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan peaked at 40.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1999.
Jordan ranks 131st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.6% | — |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 39.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 39.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.5%, 77% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.9% | 23.0% | 29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 23.0% | 32.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.0% | 38.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 33.3% | 40.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Jordan was 39.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Jordan ranks 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.