School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
86th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.546 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan stood at 1.03 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.546 GPIA, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 86th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.546 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5935 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6169 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6534 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6941 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7219 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7457 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7632 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7991 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8382 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8507 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8941 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9062 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9253 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9381 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9719 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9744 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9952 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9855 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9802 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6815 GPIA | 0.546 GPIA | 0.7991 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.928 GPIA | 0.8382 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.546 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 86th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release