School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.7514 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7514 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Jordan 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8255 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7514 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7727 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7896 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7781 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7888 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.845 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7848 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8306 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.881 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7985 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8424 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8424 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8408 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.894 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8628 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8415 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9164 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.858 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8655 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8808 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8811 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.88 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8817 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8635 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8866 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8866 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.891 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9016 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9048 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9192 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9298 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9508 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9406 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9562 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9581 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9485 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9911 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9542 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9662 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.971 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9892 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9683 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9725 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9686 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9707 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9845 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7963 GPIA | 0.7514 GPIA | 0.845 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8578 GPIA | 0.7985 GPIA | 0.9164 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8818 GPIA | 0.8635 GPIA | 0.9016 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9444 GPIA | 0.9048 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.972 GPIA | 0.9542 GPIA | 0.9892 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9707 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 25 United Arab Emirates 1.06 GPIA compare
- 26 Bahamas 1.06 GPIA compare
- 27 Belize 1.06 GPIA compare
- 29 Seychelles 1.06 GPIA compare
- 30 Myanmar 1.06 GPIA compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.05 GPIA compare
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7514 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 28th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release