Pupil to teacher ratio in primary education rose 14.6% to 21.0 persons in Jordan in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, pupil to teacher ratio in primary education in Jordan reached an all time high of 38.8 persons in 1971 and an all time low of 16.9 persons in 2014.
Jordan has been ranked 53rd within the group of 124 countries we follow in terms of pupil to teacher ratio in primary education, 53 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Pupil to Teacher Ratio (Primary Education) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Egypt | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.2 | 23.1 | ... | 23.1 | |||||||||||||
| Iran | persons | ... | ... | ... | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.8 | 27.3 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Iraq | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Israel | persons | ... | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Jordan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.9 | ... | 18.4 | |||||
| Kuwait | persons | 8.60 | 8.61 | 8.83 | 8.86 | 8.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | persons | ... | 14.3 | 12.0 | 12.3 | ... | 12.2 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.7 | ||||||||
| Syria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Turkey | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 18.4 | ... | ... | |
| United Arab Emirates | persons | ... | 18.2 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 24.5 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Yemen | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3 | ... | ... | ... | 26.9 | ... | ... |
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