School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.7934 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jordan stood at 0.7934 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jordan peaked at 0.8531 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1954 years, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 167th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1954 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.2374 years | +21.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2399 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2361 years | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.245 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2347 years | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2123 years | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2099 years | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2168 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2311 years | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2673 years | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2731 years | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2846 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2941 years | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3048 years | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3063 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3426 years | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3466 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3724 years | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3966 years | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4024 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4316 years | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4459 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4663 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4769 years | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4877 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5041 years | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4853 years | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5004 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5274 years | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6835 years | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6697 years | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6708 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7006 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7105 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6729 years | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7409 years | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.779 years | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6853 years | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7036 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7391 years | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7373 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7271 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7211 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7311 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7401 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7751 years | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.803 years | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8531 years | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6967 years | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.755 years | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7814 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7934 years | +1.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.7934 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 years, 44% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.7934 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9921 years, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +29.6% | 0.5274 years | 0.6835 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2253 years | 0.1954 years | 0.245 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3023 years | 0.2311 years | 0.3724 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4597 years | 0.3966 years | 0.5041 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6839 years | 0.5274 years | 0.779 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7363 years | 0.6853 years | 0.803 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7759 years | 0.6967 years | 0.8531 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, male in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jordan was 0.7934 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8531 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1954 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Jordan ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release