Jordan - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Jordan was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Jordan was 880,227 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 880,227 in 2020 and a minimum value of 97,612 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 97,612
1972 102,359
1973 112,592
1974 125,928
1975 143,326
1976 164,186
1977 185,700
1978 209,742
1979 231,088
1980 248,643
1981 266,368
1982 281,192
1983 295,989
1984 311,402
1985 332,430
1986 335,835
1987 345,122
1988 357,475
1989 366,788
1990 384,279
1991 409,124
1992 438,901
1993 458,450
1994 484,588
1996 534,491
1999 579,445
2000 583,535
2002 606,615
2003 613,120
2004 615,731
2005 625,682
2006 649,242
2007 670,836
2008 700,342
2010 709,712
2011 719,420
2012 724,356
2013 731,607
2014 749,134
2017 763,694
2018 789,822
2019 832,784
2020 880,227

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Jordan was 50.35 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.35 in 2018, while its lowest value was 34.09 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34.09
1972 36.23
1973 37.15
1974 38.43
1975 39.82
1976 40.72
1977 41.51
1978 42.10
1979 43.23
1980 44.34
1981 44.68
1982 45.81
1983 46.10
1984 46.49
1985 46.78
1986 47.61
1987 47.65
1988 48.15
1989 47.91
1990 47.80
1991 48.03
1992 49.41
1993 49.86
1994 49.80
1996 49.37
1999 49.43
2000 49.48
2002 49.38
2003 49.35
2004 49.16
2005 49.24
2006 49.46
2007 49.53
2008 49.63
2010 50.03
2011 50.09
2012 49.97
2013 49.92
2014 50.29
2017 50.31
2018 50.35

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Jordan was 766,641 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 766,641 in 2018 and a minimum value of 94,659 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 94,659
1972 99,444
1973 109,028
1974 121,579
1975 137,832
1976 157,745
1977 178,153
1978 200,916
1979 221,822
1980 238,763
1981 252,367
1982 263,950
1983 275,440
1984 286,092
1985 303,404
1986 305,046
1987 313,629
1988 323,942
1989 337,553
1990 357,754
1991 384,086
1992 413,402
1993 431,015
1994 454,536
1996 501,383
1999 537,624
2000 542,001
2002 564,134
2003 578,265
2004 580,229
2005 594,733
2006 616,912
2007 640,307
2008 672,157
2010 685,883
2011 694,344
2013 702,734
2014 720,877
2017 737,097
2018 766,641

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Jordan was 50.67 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.90 in 2014, while its lowest value was 34.44 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34.44
1972 36.51
1973 37.45
1974 38.79
1975 40.23
1976 41.18
1977 42.08
1978 42.54
1979 43.65
1980 44.82
1981 45.50
1982 46.74
1983 47.20
1984 47.54
1985 47.84
1986 48.45
1987 48.56
1988 48.80
1989 48.91
1990 48.75
1991 48.91
1992 50.17
1993 50.73
1994 50.77
1996 50.43
1999 50.45
2000 50.45
2002 50.40
2003 49.58
2004 49.89
2005 49.96
2006 50.20
2008 50.13
2010 50.40
2011 50.54
2013 50.57
2014 50.90
2017 50.64
2018 50.67

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Jordan was 23,181 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,481 in 2002 and a minimum value of 2,915 in 1972.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2,953
1972 2,915
1973 3,564
1974 4,349
1975 5,494
1976 6,441
1977 7,547
1978 8,826
1979 9,266
1980 9,880
1981 14,001
1982 17,242
1983 20,549
1984 25,310
1985 29,026
1986 30,789
1987 31,493
1988 33,533
1989 29,235
1990 26,525
1991 25,038
1992 25,499
1993 27,435
1994 30,052
1995 31,485
1996 33,108
1998 39,701
1999 41,821
2000 41,534
2002 42,481
2003 34,855
2004 35,502
2005 30,949
2006 32,330
2007 31,432
2008 28,185
2010 23,829
2011 25,076
2013 28,873
2014 28,257
2017 26,597
2018 23,181

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Jordan was 39.72 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 45.58 in 2003, while its lowest value was 22.99 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 22.99
1972 26.69
1973 27.89
1974 28.51
1975 29.49
1976 29.39
1977 28.05
1978 32.08
1979 33.05
1980 32.63
1981 29.92
1982 31.57
1983 31.41
1984 34.63
1985 35.65
1986 39.27
1987 38.57
1988 41.90
1989 36.36
1990 34.97
1991 34.56
1992 37.10
1993 36.06
1994 35.12
1995 34.12
1996 33.46
1998 36.04
1999 36.27
2000 36.73
2002 35.81
2003 45.58
2004 37.21
2005 35.35
2006 35.35
2008 37.57
2010 39.27
2011 37.67
2013 33.92
2014 34.75
2017 41.08
2018 39.72

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Jordan was 66,096 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66,809 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4,252 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4,252
1972 4,919
1973 5,309
1974 6,088
1975 6,666
1976 7,768
1977 8,779
1978 9,962
1979 11,223
1980 12,153
1981 12,848
1982 13,539
1983 14,126
1984 14,443
1985 17,325
1986 19,174
1987 19,698
1988 21,729
2002 32,332
2003 34,294
2014 51,313
2017 66,809
2018 64,416
2019 57,817
2020 66,096

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Jordan was 38,429 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,084 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,455 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1,455
1972 1,596
1973 1,841
1974 2,194
1975 2,490
1976 3,027
1977 3,526
1978 3,970
1979 4,694
1980 5,129
1981 5,486
1982 5,907
1983 6,330
1984 6,767
1985 8,520
1986 8,690
1987 9,704
1988 10,558
2002 18,072
2003 19,752
2014 24,400
2017 39,084
2018 36,697
2019 32,737
2020 38,429

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Jordan was 58.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 58.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 32.45 in 1972.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34.22
1972 32.45
1973 34.68
1974 36.04
1975 37.35
1976 38.97
1977 40.16
1978 39.85
1979 41.82
1980 42.20
1981 42.70
1982 43.63
1983 44.81
1984 46.85
1985 49.18
1986 45.32
1987 49.26
1988 48.59
2002 55.90
2003 57.60
2014 47.55
2017 58.50
2018 56.97
2019 56.62
2020 58.14

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes