Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan
Jordan: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 23,581 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan stood at 23,581 number.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan peaked at 23,956 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,615 number, in 1996.
Jordan ranks 61st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8,615 number | — |
| 1999 | 9,787 number | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 10,166 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 10,630 number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 12,459 number | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 9,915 number | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 17,771 number | +79.2% |
| 2008 | 16,021 number | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 23,345 number | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 22,994 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 22,629 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 23,956 number | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 23,581 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,201 number | 8,615 number | 9,787 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,827 number | 9,915 number | 17,771 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 23,301 number | 22,629 number | 23,956 number | 5 |
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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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Jordan was 23,581 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 23,956 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,615 number in 1996.
- How does Jordan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 61st out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.