School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan

Jordan: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.16 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.16 GPI
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
93rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.27 GPI
in 1990
All-time low
0.5003 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2018

00.511.51971199420181971: 0.5 GPI1972: 0.54 GPI1973: 0.539 GPI1974: 0.55 GPI1975: 0.576 GPI1976: 0.569 GPI1977: 0.604 GPI1978: 0.664 GPI1979: 0.78 GPI1980: 0.875 GPI1981: 0.987 GPI1982: 0.793 GPI1983: 0.853 GPI1984: 0.887 GPI1985: 0.951 GPI1986: 0.993 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.2 GPI1989: 1.2 GPI1990: 1.3 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1996: 0.95 GPI1997: 0.97 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.2 GPI2012: 1.2 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.2 GPI

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 90 Finland 1.18 GPI compare
  2. 91 Russian Federation 1.18 GPI compare
  3. 92 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
  4. 94 Chile 1.16 GPI compare
  5. 95 Luxembourg 1.15 GPI compare
  6. 96 Ukraine 1.15 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.