Jordan
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
29% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
1,401,607 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,395,625 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
10%
Source: UNSDG , 2018
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
27
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2016
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
21%
Source: DHS , 2018
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
13%
Source: DHS , 2018
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 36%
(2019)
-
Lower secondary 62%
(2019)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2019)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2022
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 52%
-
Male 41%
Female: UIS, 2021
Male: UIS, 2021
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
-
Female 67%
-
Male 71%
Female: UNESCO, 2019
Male: UNESCO, 2019
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 38%
-
Male 28%
Female: ILO, 2021
Male: ILO, 2021
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 97%
-
Male 96%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 88%
-
Male 86%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 63%
-
Male 49%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 2%
-
Male 3%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 6%
-
Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 16%
-
Male 22%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
3
Enshrines right to education without discrimination
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Research Project/Report/Study
DeliverED Initiative
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project/Program
g4g Day
Research Project/Report/Study
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Radio Repurposed: An old technology offers girls new chances
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
Support Her Empowerment & Girls' Resilience, Enterprise, and Technology Initiative (SHE's GREAT!)
Project/Program
Tipping Point
Project/Program
UN Women’s Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning Programme
Project/Program
USAID Jordan Workforce Development Project
Project/Program
Vision Not Victim
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Research Project/Report/Study
Women Count
Research Project/Report/Study
Center for Universal Education (CUE)
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top