School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan is 9.76 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan peaked at 9.78 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.72 years, in 2000.
That places Jordan 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.22 years | — |
| 1999 | 8.84 years | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 8.72 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.15 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 9.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.34 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.34 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.13 years | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.22 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.58 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.71 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.77 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.67 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.76 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.03 years | 8.84 years | 9.22 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.21 years | 8.72 years | 9.34 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.46 years | 9.09 years | 9.77 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.74 years | 9.67 years | 9.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.8 years compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 9.76 years compare
- 51 Uzbekistan 9.76 years compare
- 53 Mozambique 9.75 years compare
- 54 Sweden 9.72 years compare
- 55 Costa Rica 9.68 years compare
More education data for Jordan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 64,348 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jordan was 9.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.78 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 years in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Jordan ranks 52nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release