Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Jordan
Jordan: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 89.9% 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 89.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan peaked at 91.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1999.
That places Jordan 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.5% | — |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 89.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 89.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.7%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 81.7% | 89.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 89.3% | 91.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 89.9% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (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 89.9% 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 91.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Jordan ranks 88th out of 188 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 down 1.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release