Jordan - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Jordan was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

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

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Jordan was 1,126,254 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,147,202 in 2019 and a minimum value of 277,619 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1971 277,619
1972 298,802
1973 326,111
1974 352,696
1975 371,631
1976 386,012
1977 402,401
1978 414,490
1979 431,107
1980 448,411
1981 454,391
1982 467,696
1983 473,027
1984 487,890
1985 504,226
1986 530,906
1987 542,519
1988 570,795
1989 575,464
1990 590,275
1991 618,274
1992 651,783
1993 669,755
1994 675,316
1995 677,945
1996 683,400
1998 692,550
1999 706,198
2000 723,508
2002 766,093
2003 786,154
2004 799,888
2005 804,904
2006 805,457
2007 807,702
2008 817,160
2010 819,601
2011 834,958
2012 849,390
2013 883,453
2014 979,792
2016 1,049,674
2017 1,106,611
2018 1,133,982
2019 1,147,202
2020 1,126,254

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Jordan was 48.92 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 49.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 43.98 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1971 43.98
1972 44.55
1973 45.20
1974 45.66
1975 46.06
1976 46.47
1977 46.68
1978 46.82
1979 47.16
1980 47.49
1981 47.66
1982 47.51
1983 47.84
1984 47.89
1985 48.67
1986 47.74
1987 48.12
1988 48.88
1989 48.34
1990 48.28
1991 48.38
1992 48.64
1993 48.63
1994 48.72
1995 48.59
1996 48.88
1998 48.70
1999 48.84
2000 48.84
2002 48.81
2003 48.90
2004 48.92
2005 48.95
2006 49.30
2007 49.29
2008 49.00
2010 48.64
2011 48.64
2012 48.52
2013 48.82
2014 49.12
2016 49.03
2017 48.95
2018 48.92

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Jordan was 65,410 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70,057 in 2019 and a minimum value of 7,150 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1971 7,150
1972 7,798
1973 8,518
1974 9,418
1975 10,418
1976 11,136
1977 11,661
1978 12,757
1979 13,374
1980 13,934
1981 14,303
1982 14,891
1983 14,873
1984 15,179
1985 15,799
1986 16,979
1987 18,448
1988 19,133
1989 20,265
1991 23,340
1995 27,922
1998 29,232
2002 38,204
2003 39,441
2014 57,946
2016 57,162
2017 52,598
2018 61,174
2019 70,057
2020 65,410

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Jordan was 78.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 83.09 in 2014, while its lowest value was 45.85 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 45.85
1972 48.55
1973 49.98
1974 50.16
1975 50.59
1976 51.36
1977 54.09
1978 56.58
1979 57.22
1980 58.33
1981 58.84
1982 61.20
1983 65.13
1984 66.61
1985 65.04
1986 65.92
1987 67.47
1988 67.21
1989 68.48
1991 66.05
1995 65.29
1998 67.88
2002 63.98
2003 63.98
2014 83.09
2016 70.44
2017 78.40
2018 79.06
2019 77.86
2020 78.04

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes