Jordan vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Jordan
96.7%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
98.6%
in 2024
Jordan rank
36th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
36th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Jordan
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 98.6% against 96.7% in Jordan, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 36th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.6% | 75.3% | 0.4% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 96.9% | 0.8% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.8% | 0.2% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 98.6% | 2.4% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Jordan or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 98.6% against 96.7% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Jordan and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 1.9%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Jordan ranks 36th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release