Education in Zarqa, Jordan: official figures
Zarqa schools, 2023/2024 (Zarqa 1 and Zarqa 2 education directorates combined): 631 schools with 7,551 class units, 205,477 students and 11,447 teachers, according to the Department of Statistics yearbook.
How many students per teacher are there in Zarqa?
In Zarqa (Zarqa 1 and Zarqa 2 education directorates combined) there were 18.0 students for every teacher in 2023/2024, against 15.6 across Jordan (2,307,110 students and 147,649 teachers). That is 3rd most crowded among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are school classes in Zarqa?
The average class unit in Zarqa (Zarqa 1 and Zarqa 2 education directorates combined) held 27.2 students in 2023/2024, against 24.9 across Jordan. That is 3rd largest among the 9 Jordanian cities covered on this site.
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow big are schools in Zarqa?
Schools in Zarqa (Zarqa 1 and Zarqa 2 education directorates combined) average 326 students each, against 302 nationally (2023/2024).
Source: Jordan Department of Statistics · saved copyHow Zarqa compares with other cities in Jordan
Students per teacher (2023/2024)
Zarqa ranks 3 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)
Zarqa ranks 3 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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