IDA total vs Jordan: Literacy rate, adult male
IDA total
76.5%
in 2024
Jordan
96.6%
in 2024
IDA total rank
31st
Jordan rank
34th
Literacy rate, adult male over time
- IDA total
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 96.6% against 76.5% in IDA total, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 31st and Jordan ranks 34th of 39 groups.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 95.2% | 27.6% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 97.2% | 26.0% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 97.0% | 20.6% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, IDA total or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 96.6% against 76.5% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between IDA total and Jordan?
- 20.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Jordan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Jordan rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
- IDA total ranks 31st and Jordan ranks 34th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.