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

Jordan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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 age in Jordan?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Jordan ranks 80th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/