School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.32 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.32 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
57th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.34 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4493 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.32 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4493 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Jordan 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4493 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4877 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.491 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5048 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5323 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5295 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5643 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6179 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7189 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7958 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 0.884 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7097 GPIA | -19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7611 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7872 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8367 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8634 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9741 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 1.07 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.11 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9701 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9819 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.19 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.25 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.32 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.32 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.544 GPIA | 0.4493 GPIA | 0.7189 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8718 GPIA | 0.7097 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9701 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan was 1.32 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4493 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release