School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.8164 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.8164 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 0.8408 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1788 years, in 1971.
That places Jordan 170th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2029 years | 0.1788 years | 0.2187 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2816 years | 0.2178 years | 0.3466 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4333 years | 0.3707 years | 0.4763 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.666 years | 0.5028 years | 0.7756 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7262 years | 0.6701 years | 0.7907 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7802 years | 0.6913 years | 0.8408 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 167 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.8458 years compare
- 168 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0.8366 years compare
- 169 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8249 years compare
- 171 Saudi Arabia 0.7931 years compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 0.7906 years compare
- 173 Botswana 0.783 years compare
More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.6 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Jordan was 0.8164 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8408 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1788 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 170th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release