School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7586 GPI, in 1971.
That places Jordan 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7586 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7896 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8075 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8271 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8464 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8629 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8815 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.897 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.928 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9603 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9755 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9984 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9976 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8443 GPI | 0.7586 GPI | 0.928 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9603 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9976 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
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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, gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jordan was 1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7586 GPI in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.