Population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan

Jordan: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.12 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
71st
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.12 million number
in 2019
All-time low
587,690 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan, 1998–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 587.7k number1999: 595.5k number2000: 602.5k number2001: 610.0k number2002: 617.1k number2003: 625.1k number2004: 635.3k number2005: 648.6k number2006: 665.1k number2007: 688.5k number2008: 716.8k number2009: 749.6k number2010: 786.6k number2011: 827.3k number2012: 873.9k number2013: 923.4k number2014: 972.9k number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan is 1.12 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan peaked at 1.12 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 587,690 number, in 1998.

Jordan ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Jordan, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 587,690 number —
1999 595,482 number +1.3%
2000 602,509 number +1.2%
2001 609,951 number +1.2%
2002 617,067 number +1.2%
2003 625,120 number +1.3%
2004 635,290 number +1.6%
2005 648,597 number +2.1%
2006 665,132 number +2.5%
2007 688,454 number +3.5%
2008 716,766 number +4.1%
2009 749,636 number +4.6%
2010 786,648 number +4.9%
2011 827,251 number +5.2%
2012 873,909 number +5.6%
2013 923,411 number +5.7%
2014 972,932 number +5.4%
2015 1.02 million number +4.7%
2016 1.06 million number +3.9%
2017 1.09 million number +2.8%
2018 1.11 million number +1.9%
2019 1.12 million number +1.2%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 1.12 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 1.12 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.10 million number, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 591,586 number 587,690 number 595,482 number 2
2000s 655,852 number 602,509 number 749,636 number 10
2010s 978,112 number 786,648 number 1.12 million number 10

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 68 Netherlands 1.20 million number compare
  2. 69 Honduras 1.20 million number compare
  3. 70 South Sudan 1.15 million number compare
  4. 72 Israel 1.08 million number compare
  5. 73 Guinea 1.02 million number compare
  6. 74 Romania 1.02 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Jordan was 1.12 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 587,690 number in 1998.
How does Jordan rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Jordan ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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