School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.81 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 8.81 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 10.96 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.59 years, in 2017.
Jordan ranks 177th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.62 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.04 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 9.36 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 9.81 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 10.18 years | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 10.54 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 10.78 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 10.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 10.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 10.85 years | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 10.77 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10.66 years | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 10.5 years | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 10.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 10.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 10.48 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.57 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.34 years | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 10.27 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 10.56 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 10.53 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.61 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 10.55 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.85 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.95 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.92 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.84 years | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.78 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.63 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.49 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.75 years | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 9.42 years | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.05 years | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 8.79 years | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.59 years | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.81 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.02 years | 8.62 years | 10.96 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.61 years | 10.34 years | 10.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.48 years | 10.27 years | 10.61 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.75 years | 10.49 years | 10.95 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 8.59 years | 9.75 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 174 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.86 years compare
- 175 Burkina Faso 8.85 years compare
- 176 Honduras 8.81 years compare
- 178 Yemen 8.77 years compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 8.65 years compare
- 180 Guinea 8.4 years compare
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 8.81 years in 2019, 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 10.96 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 years in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.