Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Jordan
Jordan: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 19,527 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Jordan, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 19,527 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Jordan peaked at 26,901 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,073 number, in 2014.
That places Jordan 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13,529 number | — |
| 2003 | 13,606 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11,073 number | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 26,901 number | +142.9% |
| 2018 | 23,029 number | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 19,527 number | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,568 number | 13,529 number | 13,606 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 20,132 number | 11,073 number | 26,901 number | 4 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Jordan?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Jordan was 19,527 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 26,901 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,073 number in 2014.
- How does Jordan rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Jordan ranks 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.