School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Jordan is 12.85 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Jordan peaked at 12.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.75 years, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 106th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.11 years | 9.75 years | 12.39 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.16 years | 11.39 years | 12.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.43 years | 11.27 years | 11.63 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.35 years | 11.56 years | 12.59 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.41 years | 12.17 years | 12.61 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.62 years | 12.43 years | 12.85 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, male in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Jordan was 12.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.75 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Jordan ranks 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release