School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.8419 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8419 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
164th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8419 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.1613 years
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.8419 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jordan peaked at 0.8419 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1613 years, in 1971.
That places Jordan 164th out of 205 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, female (years) (years female) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1613 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1784 years | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1854 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1865 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1906 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1852 years | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1794 years | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1647 years | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1801 years | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2036 years | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2135 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2301 years | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2397 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2473 years | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2725 years | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2642 years | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2883 years | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3176 years | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3195 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3433 years | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3544 years | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3803 years | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3924 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4111 years | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4118 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4324 years | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4469 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4324 years | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4512 years | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4772 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6283 years | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6227 years | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6378 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.659 years | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6794 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6447 years | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7028 years | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.772 years | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6539 years | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6798 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.719 years | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7159 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7192 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7129 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7079 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7198 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7508 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7781 years | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8282 years | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6859 years | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7468 years | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8236 years | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8419 years | +2.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.8419 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.81 years, 46% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.8419 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 years, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1791 years | 0.1613 years | 0.1906 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2596 years | 0.2036 years | 0.3195 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4056 years | 0.3433 years | 0.4512 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6471 years | 0.4772 years | 0.772 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7157 years | 0.6539 years | 0.7781 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7853 years | 0.6859 years | 0.8419 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, female in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jordan was 0.8419 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8419 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Jordan ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release