School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.7198 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan is 1.07 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7198 GPIA, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 72nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7198 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7504 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7727 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7957 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.818 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.833 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8425 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8529 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8786 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9043 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9169 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9161 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9316 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9414 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9672 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9642 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9811 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9935 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8071 GPIA | 0.7198 GPIA | 0.8786 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9528 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jordan was 1.07 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7198 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Jordan ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release