Secondary education, pupils in Jordan
Jordan: Secondary education, pupils was 50.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Jordan, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 50.4% for secondary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Jordan peaked at 50.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1971.
That places Jordan 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.1% | — |
| 1972 | 36.2% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 38.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 39.8% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 43.2% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 44.3% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 44.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.3% | 34.1% | 43.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.6% | 44.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 47.8% | 49.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 49.9% | 50.4% | 7 |
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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 secondary education, pupils in Jordan?
- Secondary education, pupils in Jordan was 50.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Jordan ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.