Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan
Jordan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan is 88.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan peaked at 89.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1999.
That places Jordan 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.5% | — |
| 2000 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 74.9% | 85.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.0% | 89.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.7% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 81 Bahrain 89.3% compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 89.1% compare
- 83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 85 Ghana 88.7% compare
- 86 Morocco 88.3% compare
- 87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.0% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Jordan ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release