Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
61st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 2006
All-time low
0.8283 index
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan stood at 1 index.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1.02 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8283 index, in 1971.
That places Jordan 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8283 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8468 index | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.872 index | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8907 index | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.907 index | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9245 index | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9321 index | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9385 index | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9535 index | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9678 index | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9748 index | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.97 index | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9838 index | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9848 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9746 index | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9876 index | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.02 index | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9919 index | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.988 index | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9902 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9987 index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9941 index | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.994 index | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.999 index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9988 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9952 index | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9954 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9905 index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9962 index | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.991 index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9905 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9921 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9922 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9925 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8993 index | 0.8283 index | 0.9535 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9865 index | 0.9678 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9965 index | 0.988 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9988 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9952 index | 0.9905 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9971 index | 0.9921 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8283 index in 1971.
- How does Jordan rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 61st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.