Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Jordan

Jordan: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9878 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9878 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
115th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.9777 GPI
in 2012
Years of data
19
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Jordan, 1996–2019

00.250.50.7511996200720191996: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 0.986 GPI2012: 0.978 GPI2013: 0.982 GPI2014: 0.994 GPI2016: 0.988 GPI2017: 0.984 GPI2018: 0.985 GPI2019: 0.988 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.9878 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Jordan peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9777 GPI, in 2012.

Jordan ranks 115th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jordan, 1996 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1996 1.02 GPI
1999 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2000 1.02 GPI -0.3%
2002 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2003 1.02 GPI +0.3%
2004 1.01 GPI -0.6%
2005 1.01 GPI +0.2%
2006 1.02 GPI +0.9%
2007 1.02 GPI -0.2%
2008 1.01 GPI -1.3%
2010 0.9896 GPI -1.7%
2011 0.9861 GPI -0.3%
2012 0.9777 GPI -0.9%
2013 0.9823 GPI +0.5%
2014 0.9937 GPI +1.2%
2016 0.9881 GPI -0.6%
2017 0.9842 GPI -0.4%
2018 0.9851 GPI +0.1%
2019 0.9878 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 2
2000s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.02 GPI 8
2010s 0.986 GPI 0.9777 GPI 0.9937 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 112 Jamaica 0.9893 GPI compare
  2. 113 Myanmar 0.9891 GPI compare
  3. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.9888 GPI compare
  4. 116 Greece 0.9875 GPI compare
  5. 117 Vanuatu 0.9867 GPI compare
  6. 118 Germany 0.9864 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Jordan?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Jordan was 0.9878 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9777 GPI in 2012.
How does Jordan rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Jordan ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. 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.