Education in Madaba, Jordan: official figures
Madaba schools, 2023/2024 (Madaba Qasabah education directorate): 169 schools with 2,052 class units, 49,960 students and 3,138 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
How many students per teacher are there in Madaba?
In Madaba (Madaba Qasabah education directorate) there were 15.9 students for every teacher in 2023/2024, against 15.6 across Jordan (2,307,110 students and 147,649 teachers). That is 4th least crowded among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are school classes in Madaba?
The average class unit in Madaba (Madaba Qasabah education directorate) held 24.3 students in 2023/2024, against 24.9 across Jordan. That is 3rd smallest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are schools in Madaba?
Schools in Madaba (Madaba Qasabah education directorate) average 296 students each, against 302 nationally (2023/2024).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow Madaba compares with other cities in Jordan
Students per teacher (2023/2024)
Madaba ranks 6 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)
Madaba ranks 7 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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