Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Jordan

Jordan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 5,411 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5,411 number
Change on year
up 105.6%
World rank
81st
of 140 countries
All-time high
20,194 number
in 2000
All-time low
2,632 number
in 2017
Years of data
15
2000–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Jordan, 2000–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000200920182000: 20.2k number2002: 9.2k number2003: 17.1k number2004: 14.6k number2005: 15.1k number2006: 15.7k number2007: 15.5k number2008: 16.1k number2009: 17.4k number2010: 17.4k number2011: 16.1k number2015: 11.5k number2016: 7.1k number2017: 2.6k number2018: 5.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Jordan stood at 5,411 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.6% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Jordan peaked at 20,194 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,632 number, in 2017.

Jordan ranks 81st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Jordan, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 20,194 number
2002 9,232 number -54.3%
2003 17,119 number +85.4%
2004 14,561 number -14.9%
2005 15,141 number +4.0%
2006 15,732 number +3.9%
2007 15,511 number -1.4%
2008 16,148 number +4.1%
2009 17,377 number +7.6%
2010 17,379 number +0.0%
2011 16,070 number -7.5%
2015 11,494 number -28.5%
2016 7,130 number -38.0%
2017 2,632 number -63.1%
2018 5,411 number +105.6%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 5,411 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 33% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 5,411 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,015 number, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +105.6% 2,632 number 5,411 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,668 number 9,232 number 20,194 number 9
2010s 10,019 number 2,632 number 17,379 number 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 78 Guinea 5,981 number compare
  2. 79 Panama 5,930 number compare
  3. 80 Togo 5,839 number compare
  4. 82 Tanzania 5,348 number compare
  5. 83 Qatar 5,165 number compare
  6. 84 Portugal 4,753 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Jordan?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Jordan was 5,411 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 20,194 number in 2000.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,632 number in 2017.
How does Jordan rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Jordan ranks 81st out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).