Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan
Jordan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 12.5% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan stood at 12.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan peaked at 32.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2022.
That places Jordan 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.6% | — |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 18.9% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 12.9% | 18.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,400 (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 12.5% 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 32.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Jordan ranks 114th 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 30.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release