Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Jordan

Jordan: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 3,771 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
3,771
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
4th
of 29 countries
All-time high
5,648
in 2007
All-time low
1,424
in 2002
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Jordan, 2002–2016

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2002200920162002: 1.4k2007: 5.6k2008: 5.3k2009: 5.1k2010: 5.2k2011: 5.1k2012: 4.7k2013: 4.2k2014: 4.1k2016: 3.8k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Jordan is 3,771, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Jordan peaked at 5,648 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,424, in 2002.

That places Jordan 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 1,424
2007 5,648 +296.6%
2008 5,267 -6.7%
2009 5,131 -2.6%
2010 5,243 +2.2%
2011 5,142 -1.9%
2012 4,714 -8.3%
2013 4,169 -11.6%
2014 4,067 -2.4%
2016 3,771 -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,368 1,424 5,648 4
2010s 4,518 3,771 5,243 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 1 Colombia 7,751 compare
  2. 2 Brazil 6,778 compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 3,821 compare
  4. 5 Chile 3,671 compare
  5. 6 Philippines 2,896 compare
  6. 7 Morocco 2,414 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Jordan?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Jordan was 3,771 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 5,648 in 2007.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,424 in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Jordan ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 326 data points, 2000–2021
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