Jordan
AME EDUCATION
SECTOR PROFILE
A Few Facts …
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• 66% of Jordan’s population is below the age of 30.• More than half of the students in primary education
have left the system by the end of lower secondary education (from 93% NER in primary to 35% NER in lower secondary.).
• Only 1.2% of students from remote areas attend upper secondary education (of an NER of 14.8%).
• Tertiary education enrolls 6.3% of students while the ASEAN regional average is 23%.
Education Structure
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Education System Structure and Enrollments 2007
Education Structure
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Jordan National Education Report
• Compulsory education in Jordan is ages 6-16.
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Education configuration and enrollments Net Gross
Classification Level/Grade Ages 2007 2007
Pre-primary Pre-school 4-5 30% 32.5%
Pre-university
Primary, grades 1-6 6-11 89% 96%
Lower Secondary, grades 7-10 12-16
84%
92%
Academic Sec., grades 10-1217-18
74%
Vocational Sec., grades 10-12 17-18 17%
TertiaryUndergraduate study 18-22
N/A 37%*
Post-graduate study 22+ * Includes all categories of post-secondary.
Population Structure
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Source: International Labor Organization
• 66% of Jordan’s population is below the age of 30.• Education opportunities available for these young people now will have serious implications for the country’s future economic growth.
Relevant Policies:
• National Strategy of the Ministry of Education 2009-2013.
• National Strategy for Higher Education 2007-2012
• National Education Strategy 2006
Policies available in Arabic at: http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/format_liste1_en.php?Chp2=Jordan
Education Policy
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Education Access: Pre-university
• The education system appears to be pretty stable with only the pre-primary level growing incrementally.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Education Access: Tertiary
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Education Access: Gender
• Girls in Jordan have consistently enrolled in primary and secondary levels at greater rates than boys.
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank EdStats
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Education Quality: Teachers
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• More than half (58%) of the country’s pre-university teaching staff have only attained a grade 9 or lower education.• However, 99% of them have received some form of pedagogical pre-service training.
Education Quality: Class Density
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• Higher pupil-class ratios in secondary education underscore the inadequate number of classrooms necessary for the increasing numbers of students at this level.
Education Quality: Completion
Source: World Development Indicators
Almost 100% of children complete primary education.
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Education Quality: Testing
• The 2007 science score of 482 was slightly below the TIMSS scale average of 500.•Jordan ranked 26 out of 45 participating countries on the 2003 science exam and was first among Arab nations.
Source: Trends in International Math and Science Study http://timss.bc.edu/timss2007/index.html
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Education Equity: Gender/ Geographic Disparities
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• Rural students account for 67% of primary enrollments. • Remote area enrollments have doubled in the last ten years and account for 7% of total primary enrollments.
Education Equity: Income Disparities
Source:
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• The poorest students have little success in accessing secondary and university level education.
Education Efficiency: Expenditure
Source:
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• More than half (58%) of the country’s pre-university teaching staff have only attained a grade 9 or lower education.• However, 99% of them have received some form of pedagogical pre-service training.
Education Efficiency: Expenditure
Source: World Bank 2008
Jordan is the most efficient country in the MENA region at reducing repetition based on its public spending on education.
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Education Efficiency: Repetition
•Repetition rates at primary level are very low. •The spike in repetition rates at secondary level in 2004 is unexplained by the data.
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI)
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Education Efficiency: Repetition
Source: World Bank 2008
Jordan has been very successful at addressing repetition rates.
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Education Efficiency: Staff Ratios
Source:
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• Staff ratios are steadily declining. Non-teaching staff however prefer to be classified as teaching staff to maintain their pedagogy allowance and work a 10-month year.
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