School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.27 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
107th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.27 years
in 2024
All-time low
8.42 years
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 13.27 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 13.27 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.42 years, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 107th of 186 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, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.42 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.9 years | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 9.25 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 9.71 years | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 10.07 years | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 10.48 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 10.99 years | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 11.3 years | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 11.66 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 11.97 years | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 12.14 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 12.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 12.13 years | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 12.01 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 11.96 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 11.77 years | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 11.64 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 11.54 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 11.36 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 11.25 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 11.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 11.62 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 11.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 11.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.7 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.29 years | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 12.58 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.86 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.56 years | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.92 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.63 years | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.88 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.88 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.86 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.04 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.11 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.27 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.09 years | 8.42 years | 11.66 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.88 years | 11.36 years | 12.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.53 years | 11.25 years | 11.72 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.64 years | 11.7 years | 12.88 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.76 years | 12.56 years | 12.92 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.04 years | 12.86 years | 13.27 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 104 Cayman Islands 13.38 years compare
- 105 Cape Verde 13.31 years compare
- 106 Qatar 13.3 years compare
- 108 China 13.2 years compare
- 109 Azerbaijan 13.12 years compare
- 110 Palestine, State of 13.06 years compare
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, both sexes in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan was 13.27 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.27 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release