School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.16 GPI in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan is 1.16 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.27 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5003 GPI, in 1971.
That places Jordan 93rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5914 GPI | 0.5003 GPI | 0.7805 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9888 GPI | 0.7932 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 1.27 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 90 Finland 1.18 GPI compare
- 91 Russian Federation 1.18 GPI compare
- 92 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
- 94 Chile 1.16 GPI compare
- 95 Luxembourg 1.15 GPI compare
- 96 Ukraine 1.15 GPI compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan was 1.16 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5003 GPI in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 93rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, 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.