Education in Russiefa, Jordan: official figures
Russeifa schools, 2023/2024 (Ruseifa education directorate): 225 schools with 3,347 class units, 105,068 students and 4,795 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
How many students per teacher are there in Russeifa?
In Russeifa (Ruseifa education directorate) there were 21.9 students for every teacher in 2023/2024, against 15.6 across Jordan (2,307,110 students and 147,649 teachers). That is the most crowded among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are school classes in Russeifa?
The average class unit in Russeifa (Ruseifa education directorate) held 31.4 students in 2023/2024, against 24.9 across Jordan. That is the largest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are schools in Russeifa?
Schools in Russeifa (Ruseifa education directorate) average 467 students each, against 302 nationally (2023/2024).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow Russiefa compares with other cities in Jordan
Students per teacher (2023/2024)
Russiefa ranks 1 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)
Russiefa ranks 1 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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