Education in Ramtha, Jordan: official figures
Ramtha schools, 2023/2024 (Ramtha education directorate): 160 schools with 2,201 class units, 57,010 students and 3,365 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
How many students per teacher are there in Ramtha?
In Ramtha (Ramtha education directorate) there were 16.9 students for every teacher in 2023/2024, against 15.6 across Jordan (2,307,110 students and 147,649 teachers). That is 4th most crowded among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are school classes in Ramtha?
The average class unit in Ramtha (Ramtha education directorate) held 25.9 students in 2023/2024, against 24.9 across Jordan. That is 4th largest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are schools in Ramtha?
Schools in Ramtha (Ramtha education directorate) average 356 students each, against 302 nationally (2023/2024).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow Ramtha compares with other cities in Jordan
Students per teacher (2023/2024)
Ramtha ranks 4 of 9, highest first. Students divided by teachers in the education directorate named in each fact.
| Rank | City | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russiefa | 21.9 |
| 2 | Irbid | 18.5 |
| 3 | Zarqa | 18.0 |
| 4 | Ramtha | 16.9 |
| 5 | Amman | 16.0 |
| 6 | Madaba | 15.9 |
| 7 | Aqaba | 14.1 |
Students per class unit (2023/2024)
Ramtha ranks 4 of 9, highest first. Students divided by class units in the education directorate named in each fact.
| Rank | City | Students per class unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russiefa | 31.4 |
| 2 | Irbid | 27.5 |
| 3 | Zarqa | 27.2 |
| 4 | Ramtha | 25.9 |
| 5 | Amman | 25.5 |
| 6 | Aqaba | 24.6 |
| 7 | Madaba | 24.3 |
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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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