School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.4 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
114th
of 213 countries
All-time high
11.4 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.25 years
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan stood at 11.4 years. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 11.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.25 years, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 114th of 213 countries on this measure, 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, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.25 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.72 years | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 9.03 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 9.45 years | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 9.79 years | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 10.14 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 10.54 years | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 10.85 years | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 11.15 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 11.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 11.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 11.12 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 10.92 years | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 10.83 years | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 10.64 years | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 10.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 10.37 years | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 10.27 years | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 10.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.65 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 10.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 10.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 10.41 years | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.26 years | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.67 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 10.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10.81 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.78 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.67 years | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.87 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.2 years | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.26 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.4 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.77 years | 8.25 years | 11.15 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.93 years | 10.37 years | 11.3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.54 years | 10.27 years | 10.71 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.76 years | 10.26 years | 10.95 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.01 years | 10.67 years | 11.28 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.34 years | 11.26 years | 11.4 years | 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, both sexes in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan was 11.4 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.25 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 114th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release