Jordan - School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Jordan was 31.55 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.55 in 2008 and a minimum value of 8.88 in 1978.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 9.23
1972 10.61
1973 10.75
1974 10.60
1975 10.85
1976 10.42
1977 9.47
1978 8.88
1979 9.25
1980 10.11
1981 11.39
1982 12.14
1983 12.98
1984 13.72
1985 14.90
1986 14.80
1987 16.25
1988 16.92
1989 17.47
1990 18.58
1991 18.97
1992 20.64
1993 21.62
1994 22.95
1995 23.38
1996 25.09
1997 26.68
1998 25.77
1999 26.89
2000 28.48
2002 30.09
2003 29.63
2004 29.85
2005 30.81
2006 31.17
2007 29.33
2008 31.55
2010 27.15
2011 27.04
2012 27.35
2013 26.42
2014 26.71
2015 25.89
2016 24.73
2017 25.89
2018 27.14
2019 28.81
2020 31.55

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for pre-primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in pre-primary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to pre-primary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation