School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Jordan

Jordan: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
74th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 1993
All-time low
0.5864 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2019

00.250.50.7511971199520191971: 0.586 GPI1972: 0.638 GPI1973: 0.656 GPI1974: 0.688 GPI1975: 0.725 GPI1976: 0.75 GPI1977: 0.781 GPI1978: 0.808 GPI1979: 0.856 GPI1980: 0.906 GPI1981: 0.929 GPI1982: 0.98 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Jordan is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.08 GPI in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.5864 GPI, in 1971.

Jordan ranks 74th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.721 GPI 0.5864 GPI 0.8564 GPI 9
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9064 GPI 1.08 GPI 10
1990s 1.05 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.08 GPI 7
2000s 1.03 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 8
2010s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 GPI compare
  2. 72 Ecuador 1.03 GPI compare
  3. 73 Tonga 1.03 GPI compare
  4. 75 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 76 Madagascar 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 77 Indonesia 1.02 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Jordan?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Jordan was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 1993.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5864 GPI in 1971.
How does Jordan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Jordan ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.