School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.7262 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan stood at 1.02 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7262 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Jordan 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7262 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7568 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7809 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8052 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8277 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8453 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8567 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8642 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8867 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9118 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9194 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9363 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9487 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9583 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9798 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9734 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9818 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9891 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9846 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9954 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8166 GPIA | 0.7262 GPIA | 0.8867 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9606 GPIA | 0.9118 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7262 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Jordan ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release