School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.42 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan stood at 10.42 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 12.79 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.77 years, in 1971.
That places Jordan 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.77 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.2 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 9.57 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 10.06 years | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 10.46 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 10.89 years | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 11.24 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 11.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 11.48 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 11.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 11.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 11.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.65 years | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 11.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 11.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 11.51 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 11.47 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 11.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 11.32 years | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 11.24 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 11.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.58 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 11.53 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.42 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 11.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.94 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.79 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.63 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.55 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.61 years | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 11.24 years | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 11.14 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.14 years | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 10.42 years | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.33 years | 8.77 years | 11.48 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.54 years | 11.32 years | 11.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.46 years | 11.24 years | 11.61 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.51 years | 11.94 years | 12.79 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.91 years | 10.14 years | 11.61 years | 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, both sexes in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jordan was 10.42 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.79 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.77 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.