School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.8164 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971–2024
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 175th out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1788 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2087 years | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2135 years | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2121 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2187 years | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2108 years | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1964 years | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1881 years | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1991 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2178 years | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2413 years | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2523 years | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2629 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2714 years | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2891 years | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2858 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3162 years | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3325 years | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3466 years | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3707 years | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.379 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4066 years | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4198 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4394 years | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4451 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4607 years | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4762 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4595 years | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4763 years | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5028 years | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6566 years | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6468 years | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6547 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6804 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6954 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6592 years | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7224 years | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7756 years | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6701 years | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6921 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7294 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7269 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7232 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7171 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7198 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.73 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.763 years | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7907 years | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8408 years | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6913 years | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7509 years | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8016 years | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8164 years | +1.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.8164 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 years, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.8164 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 years, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 | +30.6% | 0.5028 years | 0.6566 years |
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
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, 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 175th out of 213 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