School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.7536 GPI, in 1971.
That places Jordan 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7536 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.7845 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8008 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.819 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8381 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8521 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8684 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8864 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9209 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9549 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9762 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9802 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.06 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.836 GPI | 0.7536 GPI | 0.9209 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9549 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 5 |
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- 96 North Macedonia 1.03 GPI compare
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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, gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7536 GPI in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, 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.