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ANNEX 5: JORDAN
Annex Table 5 DHS 1997-2012 School Attendance and Completion Rates by Circumstances
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
Region North 88.9 97.5 94.5 94 97.9 98.1 87.9 95.2
Central 89.8 98.2 93 94.1 97.8 98 89.7 93.4
South 86.8 98.3 93.6 96 95.2 96.9 84.4 93.8
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
Number of children at home 1-2 children 89.3 97.6 93.7 95.1 98.2 97.6 89.4 93.6
3-4 children 88.3 98.5 94.6 94.9 97.7 98 90.5 93.5
5 or more children 90.1 97.3 93 93.1 97.4 97.9 86.6 93.4
Asset quintiles Quint 1 (Poorest) 86.9 96.4 87.7 89.1 93.9 95.8 77.7 87.4
Quint 2 87.6 98.7 92.6 92.3 97.1 97.5 86.6 91
Quint 3 90.3 97.3 92.7 95.8 98.9 98.5 88.4 95.1
Quint 4 90.6 99 96.2 97.4 99 99.6 94.8 98.7
Quint 5 (Richest) 91.6 99.2 98 98 99.1 98.5 95.5 99.1
Gender of Child Female 89.6 98.1 93.5 95.2 97.2 98.1 90.2 96.3
Male 89.1 98 93.6 93.4 98 97.7 87.6 91.7
TOTAL TOTAL 89.3 98 93.5 94.3 97.6 97.9 88.9 93.9
Note: Authors’ calculations using DHS 1997 and 2012 for Jordan