School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9832 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jordan stood at 0.9832 GPI.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8501 GPI, in 1971.
Jordan ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9168 GPI | 0.8501 GPI | 0.9825 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9808 GPI | 0.9693 GPI | 0.9898 GPI | 9 |
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More reference data data for Jordan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jordan?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jordan was 0.9832 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1985.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8501 GPI in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.