Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jordan
Jordan: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9842 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Jordan is 0.9842 GPI, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8709 GPI, in 1972.
Jordan ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8709 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.8805 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8892 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8971 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9105 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9281 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9511 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9643 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9945 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9835 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9786 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9716 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9795 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9872 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9866 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9831 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9842 GPI | +0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.9842 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.9842 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.992 GPI, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9115 GPI | 0.8709 GPI | 0.9643 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9945 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9818 GPI | 0.9716 GPI | 0.9872 GPI | 8 |
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, gender parity index in Jordan?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Jordan was 0.9842 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1985.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8709 GPI in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.