School age population, one year before than official … female than in Jordan

Jordan: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 113,467 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
113,467 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
80th
of 202 countries
All-time high
116,286 number
in 2018
All-time low
25,771 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 113,467 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan peaked at 116,286 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,771 number, in 1970.

Jordan ranks 80th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Jordan, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 25,771 number —
1971 27,150 number +5.4%
1972 28,903 number +6.5%
1973 30,395 number +5.2%
1974 31,657 number +4.2%
1975 32,767 number +3.5%
1976 33,776 number +3.1%
1977 35,450 number +5.0%
1978 37,126 number +4.7%
1979 38,679 number +4.2%
1980 39,925 number +3.2%
1981 40,644 number +1.8%
1982 41,390 number +1.8%
1983 42,056 number +1.6%
1984 42,768 number +1.7%
1985 43,719 number +2.2%
1986 45,138 number +3.2%
1987 47,033 number +4.2%
1988 49,254 number +4.7%
1989 51,696 number +5.0%
1990 54,216 number +4.9%
1991 56,608 number +4.4%
1992 57,608 number +1.8%
1993 58,349 number +1.3%
1994 58,934 number +1.0%
1995 59,538 number +1.0%
1996 60,489 number +1.6%
1997 62,485 number +3.3%
1998 64,443 number +3.1%
1999 66,221 number +2.8%
2000 67,637 number +2.1%
2001 68,453 number +1.2%
2002 69,298 number +1.2%
2003 70,048 number +1.1%
2004 70,898 number +1.2%
2005 72,079 number +1.7%
2006 73,748 number +2.3%
2007 76,704 number +4.0%
2008 80,263 number +4.6%
2009 84,301 number +5.0%
2010 88,665 number +5.2%
2011 93,160 number +5.1%
2012 98,176 number +5.4%
2013 103,325 number +5.2%
2014 108,158 number +4.7%
2015 112,156 number +3.7%
2016 114,919 number +2.5%
2017 116,216 number +1.1%
2018 116,286 number +0.1%
2019 115,297 number -0.9%
2020 113,467 number -1.6%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 113,467 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 113,467 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,167 number 25,771 number 38,679 number 10
1980s 44,362 number 39,925 number 51,696 number 10
1990s 59,889 number 54,216 number 66,221 number 10
2000s 73,343 number 67,637 number 84,301 number 10
2010s 106,636 number 88,665 number 116,286 number 10
2020s 113,467 number 113,467 number 113,467 number 1

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 77 Tajikistan 119,305 number compare
  2. 78 Bolivia 115,803 number compare
  3. 79 Togo 114,045 number compare
  4. 81 Sierra Leone 108,623 number compare
  5. 82 Papua New Guinea 102,793 number compare
  6. 83 Tunisia 101,524 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan was 113,467 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 116,286 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 25,771 number in 1970.
How does Jordan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Jordan ranks 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/