Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan
Jordan: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 17.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan stood at 17.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan peaked at 40.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2022.
Jordan ranks 62nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33.6% | — |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -57.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 33.6% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 31.4% | 40.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 513,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,861 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 420,598 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Jordan was 17.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Jordan ranks 62nd out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).