School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
61st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.8283 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
School life expectancy, 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8283 GPIA, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 61st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8283 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8468 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.872 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8907 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.907 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9245 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9321 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9385 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9535 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9678 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9838 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9848 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9746 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9876 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9919 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.988 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.994 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.999 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9952 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9962 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8993 GPIA | 0.8283 GPIA | 0.9535 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9865 GPIA | 0.9678 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9965 GPIA | 0.988 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9952 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8283 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, 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