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This study aims to measure the educational gap at the Jordanian Badia. It aims also to explore the illiteracy reasons, student enrolment and population attitudes towards the school effort at the southern Jordanian Badia and illiteracy reasons compared with educational gap in Jordan. To achieve these goals, 1250 persons have been randomly chosen by a valid and tested questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical statistic was used to measure the factors influencing the educational gap, illiteracy and the enrolment.The results revealed that there was no statistical difference between the illiteracy and the enrolment level due to the distance between the students house and the school which was found nearly 717 meter. The population attitudes of the southern Badia towards the school performance were not identified. The illiteracy level was estimated 19% for men and 29% for women. Although illiteracy level at the Jordanian badia is decreasing, the southern Badia still below the total level (49%), especially for females ( 53%) while for males 39%. The illiteracy level concentrated between the age of 40-44. Sixty two % of the illiterate persons believe that the main reason was due to work to help the family, while 80 % of females refer that due to get married.The southern Badia is still below the level in terms of student enrolments in schools. There were statistical differences between the students enrolment due to gender. The enrolment gap at Jordan level 42% while at the southern Badia 100%. The study also found statistical differences for school enrolment between males and females. Sixty two % of the females left the school because of getting married while 48% of males left the school for work. Early statistical differences were found between the educational level and gender. Females were less than males in all educational level. The educational gap was 61% at the basic cycle and 51% at secondary and higher education level.

This study aimed at measuring the impact of the demographic indicators on Jordanian rural regions. To achieve its objectives, the study conducted a survey on 217 families selected randomly from eleven villages in the southern region. The study used the technique face-to-face interviews, with the aid of a questionnaire designed to collect data for this purpose. Descriptive statistical analysis and Analysis of Variance ANOVA approaches were used to measure the significant statistical differences between poor and non-poor families.The study shows that there is a kind of similarity between the area of study and Jordan as a whole in terms of age structure, sex ratio, dependency level and fertility rate, yet, it shows a higher number of poor families in these areas compared to non-poor families. It was found that the number of females as the heads of households of poor families, in addition to their ratio in sex distribution in poor families is higher than the number of males. Moreover, poor families are characterized with a higher number of young people, higher dependency and higher fertility rate compared to the non-poor families.Also, it was found that singles ratio among non-poor families mounted to 152%, whereas divorced, widows and separated couples ratio is higher among poor families compared to non-poor families. Though, marriage ratio increases as the rate of poverty increases, and the mean marriage age for both males and females is lower for poor families than non-poor families. This result implies an increase in marriage problems among poor families compared to the non-poor families.

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The study aims at identifying the indicators factors affecting the poverty level of the rural communities in the southern region of Jordan. To achieve the objectives of this study, a sample of 107 households out of 3140 households was selected randomly from 7 villages. The data were collected by means of questionnaire face-to-face structured interview. The stepwise multiple linear regression technique was used to identify the significant socioeconomic factors for community development. The results of the study revealed that the poverty indicators in the region was affected by fifteen factors (R 2 =0.74), these variables are; the level of house modernity, the degree of satisfaction with housing conditions, the perceived importance of family expenditure on house rent, the perceived importance of average monthly mortgage, the average number of workers in the family, the perceived importance of family expenditure on the fuel from their budget, the type of heating methods in the house, the place of deliver, the availability of kitchen in the house, the perceived importance of family expenditure on the gifts and remittance, the perceived importance of family expenditure on house rent, the perceived importance of family expenditure on health care, the percent of Adult literacy, the house area, the house hold production, and the average monthly rent. The study recommends that the development planner should take into consideration these indicators in planning community development projects in the rural communities in southern region of Jordan. The study also recommends that the local participation should be encouraged in planning and executing local development programs to insure the fulfillment sustainability of development and to satisfy the needs of population.