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the National Council for Family Affairs Report (2007) showed that Amman had the highest
numbers of working children347.
Table 14 Education outcomes by location of the household
Attendance
to school
(6-11 year
olds)
Attendance
to school
(12-15 year
olds)
Finishing 5
years of
education
(12-15 year
olds)
Finishing 8
years of
education
(16-18 year
olds)
1997 2012 1997 2012 1997 2012 1997 2012
Urban/Rural Location Rural 88.8 98.3 92.7 96.9 96.8 98.2 84.5 96.5
Urban 89.5 98 93.7 93.7 97.8 97.8 89.9 93.4
Note: Authors’ calculations using DHS 1997 and DHS 2012
Location/Geographic regions: There are no significant disparities in access to schooling across
all indicators. There are probably higher disparities between regions in terms of quality of
education.
Table 15 Education outcomes by household head’s level of education
Attendance to
school
(6-11 year
olds)
Attendance
to school
(12-15 year
olds)
Finishing 5
years of
education
(12-15 year
olds)
Finishing 8
years of
education
(16-18 year
olds)
1997 2012 1997 2012 1997 2012 1997
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Household
head's education No education 88.9 91.2 86.2 81.6 93.5 87 79.2 80.9
Primary education 89.2 95.9 90.9 88.2 97.6 96.7 88.1 87.1
Secondary Education 88.9 98.4 95 95.3 98.3 98.7 89.9 94.9
Higher Education 90.5 99 98.7 97.2 98.9 98.5 97.5 98.4
TOTAL TOTAL 89.3 98 93.5 94.3 97.6 97.9 88.9 93.9
Note: Authors’ calculations using DHS 1997 and DHS 2012
Education of Head of Household: In 2012, at primary level, the education of the head of
household (HH) leads to the largest disparity in access to schooling, almost 8 percentage point
difference between the attendance rate of 6-11 year olds at 91.2% for children with HH with no
education versus 99% for children with HH with higher education.
Completion rates of 5 years of education are also some of the lowest for children in HH with no
education at 87% versus 98.5% for children in HH with higher education (11.5 percentage point
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