School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.87 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Jordan, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.87 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 2.2 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1662 years, in 1971.
That places Jordan 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3196 years | 0.1662 years | 0.5165 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9438 years | 0.7257 years | 1.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9853 years | 0.9037 years | 1.15 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.87 years | 1.44 years | 2.1 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.77 years | 1.43 years | 2.2 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.7 years | 1.61 years | 1.87 years | 5 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.6 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Jordan was 1.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1662 years in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release