Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan
Jordan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 3.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan is 3.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan peaked at 4.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1960.
That places Jordan 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +51.5% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +76.0% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +55.1% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +30.9% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 84 Kuwait 4.3% compare
- 85 El Salvador 3.9% compare
- 86 Paraguay 3.9% compare
- 88 Tajikistan 3.7% compare
- 89 Indonesia 3.7% compare
- 90 Afghanistan 3.6% compare
More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Jordan was 3.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1960.
- How does Jordan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Jordan ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary