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Middle East > Jordan > Education

JORDANIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.61 % of GNI Time series [34th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 6.9 [40th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 42,896 Time series [49th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 8.018 per 1,000 people Time series [47th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 16,590 Time series [53rd of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 3,100.935 per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 26,306 Time series [44th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 4,917.009 per 1,000 people Time series [46th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 10 years [50th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [81st of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [107th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 786,154 Time series [82nd of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.156 per capita Time series [39th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 613,120 Time series [73rd of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 121.699 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 186,189 Time series [60th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 36.957 per 1,000 people Time series [34th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.9% Time series [35th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 49.35% Time series [76th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 51.05% Time series [73rd of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 93% Time series [76th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 92% Time series [77th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 93% Time series [76th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5% Time series [52nd of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 20.6% Time series [15th of 85]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 95.4% Time series [35th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 95.6% Time series [31st of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 95.1% Time series [33rd of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 100 Time series [29th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 101 Time series [25th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 100 Time series [31st of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 75.9% [44th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 11.9 years [28th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 12 years [27th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 11.7 years [26th of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 14.02 % Time series [21st of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 16.89 % Time series [28th of 93]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.8% [43rd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5% [78th of 170]
Female teachers > Lower secondary 62.8% [12th of 20]
Geographical aptitude results 77.853 [19th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1.01 Time series [20th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.01 Time series [83rd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.1 Time series [75th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 70.6 [47th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 91.75 % Time series [123rd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 91.28 % Time series [126th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 91.51 % Time series [127th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 945 hours [13th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 974 hours [10th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 974 hours [16th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 974 hours [18th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours [17th of 38]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 8.7% Time series [82nd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 4.2% Time series [98th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 13.4% Time series [76th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 279,300 Time series [85th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 54.086 per 1,000 people Time series [87th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 71,300 Time series [95th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 13.807 per 1,000 people Time series [99th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 206,200 Time series [83rd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 39.93 per 1,000 people Time series [78th of 138]
Library books 706,000 [54th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 122.569 per 1,000 people [51st of 81]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 84.7% Time series [87th of 157]
Literacy > Male 95.1% Time series [63rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 89.9% Time series [80th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 84.71 % Time series [60th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 95.08 % Time series [39th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 89.89 % Time series [51st of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 98.91 % Time series [32nd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.33 % Time series [26th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.13 % Time series [27th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 99% Time series [2nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 98.9% Time series [2nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 99% Time series [2nd of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 60.3 % Time series [57th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 60.21 % Time series [57th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 60.39 % Time series [58th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 98.8 % Time series [11th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 98.72 % Time series [13th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 98.76 % Time series [13th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 96.34 % Time series [58th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 97.02 % Time series [48th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 96.69 % Time series [55th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [95th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 799,888 Time series [78th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.15 per capita Time series [48th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.92 % female Time series [32nd of 175]
Primary education, teachers 39,441 Time series [66th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 7.541 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 63.98 % female Time series [91st of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 3% [86th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 30 [23rd of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 9.4 [74th of 131]
Progression to secondary level 97.1 [30th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 97.04 % Time series [43rd of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 96.73 % Time series [43rd of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 97.32 % Time series [32nd of 118]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 78% [28th of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 69% [27th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 56% [27th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 0% [18th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 13% [27th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 0% [25th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 3% [28th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 0% [29th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 0% [27th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 0% [29th of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 4
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 3
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 16
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 13% [16th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 20% [7th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion 9
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 15% [3rd of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 9% [31st of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 4
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills 6
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.94 % Time series [48th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 20.6 % Time series [14th of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 2.2% [27th of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 97.8% [4th of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 13.7 [63rd of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 16.1 [79th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 31.1 [82nd of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 19.93 Time series [89th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 97.7 [26th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 20.8 [104th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 20.3 [45th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 110.31 Time series [67th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 100.72 Time series [14th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 101.35 Time series [62nd of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 102.16 % Time series [63rd of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 99.58 % Time series [60th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 1.01 % Time series [102nd of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 1.06 % Time series [99th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 0.97 % Time series [103rd of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 0.6 [128th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level 2.1 [55th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 29.64 % gross Time series [102nd of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 28.78 % gross Time series [99th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 30.45 % gross Time series [97th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 98.2 % gross Time series [122nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 91.14 % net Time series [70th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 98.55 % gross Time series [109th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 91.95 % net Time series [61st of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 97.85 % gross Time series [129th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 90.36 % net Time series [77th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 29.89 % Time series [23rd of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 87.44 % gross Time series [71st of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 81.11 % net Time series [43rd of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 88.03 % gross Time series [70th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 81.8 % net Time series [43rd of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 86.86 % gross Time series [69th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 80.45 % net Time series [41st of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 16.57 % Time series [48th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 39.34 % gross Time series [47th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 41.31 % gross Time series [47th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 37.45 % gross Time series [41st of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 9.1 years [73rd of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 9 years [79th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years Time series [58th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years Time series [61st of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 13 years Time series [57th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 9 years [86th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 18 % Time series [32nd of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 263 Time series [60th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 580,229 Time series [61st of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.108 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 615,731 Time series [65th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.115 per capita Time series [23rd of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.16 % female Time series [58th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 34,294 Time series [72nd of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 6.557 per 1,000 people Time series [62nd of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 57.6 % female Time series [54th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 35,502 Time series [70th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 6.636 per 1,000 people Time series [77th of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 47% [26th of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 17% [29th of 29]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 47% [26th of 31]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 36% [20th of 24]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 72 % awarded to females [4th of 30]
Spending on teaching materials 4.8 [9th of 30]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 44 weeks per year [1st of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 44 weeks per year [1st of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 28.6% [54th of 151]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 50.2 % Time series [26th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 16.8 % Time series [65th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 60.9 % Time series [18th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 14.8 % Time series [69th of 77]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [2nd of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, Al Urdun

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