Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan
Jordan: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan stood at 92.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan peaked at 97.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1979.
That places Jordan 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 52.1% | — |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.7% | 88.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 89.2% | 97.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 92.0% | 92.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Jordan was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Jordan ranks 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release