Education in Aqaba, Jordan: official figures
Aqaba schools, 2023/2024 (Aqaba education directorate (covers the whole governorate)): 164 schools with 2,250 class units, 55,454 students and 3,931 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
How many students per teacher are there in Aqaba?
In Aqaba (Aqaba education directorate (covers the whole governorate)) there were 14.1 students for every teacher in 2023/2024, against 15.6 across Jordan (2,307,110 students and 147,649 teachers). That is 3rd least crowded among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are school classes in Aqaba?
The average class unit in Aqaba (Aqaba education directorate (covers the whole governorate)) held 24.6 students in 2023/2024, against 24.9 across Jordan. That is 4th smallest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are schools in Aqaba?
Schools in Aqaba (Aqaba education directorate (covers the whole governorate)) average 338 students each, against 302 nationally (2023/2024).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow Aqaba compares with other cities in Jordan
Students per teacher (2023/2024)
Aqaba ranks 7 of 9, highest first. Students divided by teachers in the education directorate named in each fact.
| Rank | City | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zarqa | 18.0 |
| 4 | Ramtha | 16.9 |
| 5 | Amman | 16.0 |
| 6 | Madaba | 15.9 |
| 7 | Aqaba | 14.1 |
| 8 | Mafraq | 14.0 |
| 9 | Salt | 13.6 |
Students per class unit (2023/2024)
Aqaba ranks 6 of 9, highest first. Students divided by class units in the education directorate named in each fact.
| Rank | City | Students per class unit |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zarqa | 27.2 |
| 4 | Ramtha | 25.9 |
| 5 | Amman | 25.5 |
| 6 | Aqaba | 24.6 |
| 7 | Madaba | 24.3 |
| 8 | Mafraq | 21.7 |
| 9 | Salt | 21.5 |
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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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