Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Jordan
Jordan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jordan, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 98.4% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jordan peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1972.
That places Jordan 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 75.8% | — |
| 1973 | 81.7% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 86.3% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 94.2% | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 90.7% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 89.5% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 96.3% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 98.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 98.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.3% | 75.8% | 86.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 91.9% | 89.5% | 94.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 84.5% | 94.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 88.3% | 97.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jordan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jordan was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Jordan ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release