Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan
Jordan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 11.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan peaked at 25.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2022.
Jordan ranks 109th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 25.5% | — |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 14.8% | 25.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 14.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.0% compare
- 107 Morocco 11.7% compare
- 108 Ghana 11.3% compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.0% compare
- 111 United Arab Emirates 10.9% compare
- 112 Bahrain 10.7% compare
More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 234,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 186,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 11.3% 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 25.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Jordan ranks 109th out of 168 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 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release