School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan
Jordan: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 118,213 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
118,213 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
79th
of 202 countries
All-time high
120,264 number
in 2018
All-time low
27,568 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan stood at 118,213 number.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jordan peaked at 120,264 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27,568 number, in 1970.
That places Jordan 79th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 primary entry in Jordan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,568 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,959 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 30,765 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 32,328 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 33,682 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 34,908 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 36,039 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 38,048 number | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 40,078 number | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 41,979 number | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 43,534 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 44,499 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 45,258 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 45,796 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 46,290 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 46,987 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 48,193 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 50,152 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 52,537 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 55,213 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 58,010 number | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 60,664 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 61,550 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 62,184 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 62,665 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 63,169 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 64,056 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 66,180 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 68,148 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 69,868 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 71,227 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 72,041 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72,880 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 73,691 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 74,633 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 75,882 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 77,562 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 80,414 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 83,808 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 87,663 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 91,884 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 96,331 number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 101,307 number | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 106,457 number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 111,332 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 115,403 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 118,251 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 119,827 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 120,264 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 119,675 number | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 118,213 number | -1.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 118,213 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 118,213 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,435 number | 27,568 number | 41,979 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,846 number | 43,534 number | 55,213 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,649 number | 58,010 number | 69,868 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,980 number | 71,227 number | 87,663 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,073 number | 91,884 number | 120,264 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,213 number | 118,213 number | 118,213 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 76 Haiti 127,283 number compare
- 77 Tajikistan 125,824 number compare
- 78 Bolivia 120,979 number compare
- 80 Togo 114,667 number compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 109,955 number compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 108,999 number compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
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 118,213 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 120,264 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 27,568 number in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Jordan ranks 79th 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 28.7%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/