Jordan vs SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Jordan
35.9%
in 2024
SDG: Northern Africa
38.1%
in 2024
Jordan rank
108th
SDG: Northern Africa rank
106th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Jordan
  • SDG: Northern Africa
010203040197019972024

How they compare

SDG: Northern Africa currently reports 38.1% against 35.9% in Jordan, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes SDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Northern Africa ahead.

Jordan ranks 108th and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 106th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and SDG: Northern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan SDG: Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 6.4% 7.9% 1.5% SDG: Northern Africa
1980s 18.9% 11.1% 7.8% Jordan
1990s 19.7% 13.1% 6.6% Jordan
2000s 37.5% 22.6% 14.8% Jordan
2010s 35.0% 30.0% 5.0% Jordan
2020s 32.4% 36.6% 4.2% SDG: Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Jordan or SDG: Northern Africa?
SDG: Northern Africa, at 38.1% against 35.9% in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Jordan and SDG: Northern Africa?
2.2%, with SDG: Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and SDG: Northern Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Jordan and SDG: Northern Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Jordan ranks 108th and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 106th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jordan vs SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-both-sexes-percent/jordan/sdg-northern-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-both-sexes-percent/jordan/sdg-northern-africa/">Jordan vs SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release