School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) 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 (years) 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% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 11.4 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.53 years, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 11.4 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.4 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release