What share of Jordan's students are in Amman?

Amman (Amman Governorate education directorates combined) accounts for 36.6% of the 2,307,110 students in Jordan's schools in 2023/2024, while 41.9% of the population lives in Amman Governorate (the capital governorate, which is wider than the built-up city).

Education in Amman, Jordan: official figures

Amman schools, 2023/2024 (Amman Governorate education directorates combined): 2,414 schools with 33,176 class units, 844,395 students and 52,804 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.

How many students per teacher are there in Amman?

In Amman (Amman Governorate education directorates combined) there were 16.0 students for every teacher in 2023/2024, against 15.6 across Jordan (2,307,110 students and 147,649 teachers). That is 5th most crowded among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.

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How big are school classes in Amman?

The average class unit in Amman (Amman Governorate education directorates combined) held 25.5 students in 2023/2024, against 24.9 across Jordan. That is 5th largest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.

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How big are schools in Amman?

Schools in Amman (Amman Governorate education directorates combined) average 350 students each, against 302 nationally (2023/2024).

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How Amman compares with other cities in Jordan

Students per teacher (2023/2024)

Amman ranks 5 of 9, highest first. Students divided by teachers in the education directorate named in each fact.

Rank	City	Students per teacher
2	Irbid	18.5
3	Zarqa	18.0
4	Ramtha	16.9
5	Amman	16.0
6	Madaba	15.9
7	Aqaba	14.1
8	Mafraq	14.0

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Students per class unit (2023/2024)

Amman ranks 5 of 9, highest first. Students divided by class units in the education directorate named in each fact.

Rank	City	Students per class unit
2	Irbid	27.5
3	Zarqa	27.2
4	Ramtha	25.9
5	Amman	25.5
6	Aqaba	24.6
7	Madaba	24.3
8	Mafraq	21.7

Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copy

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Sources

Jordan Department of Statistics: Jordan Statistical Yearbook 2024, chapter 13: Education (tables 13.1.6 and 13.1.7, 2023/2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 29399fd3d5cf…)

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