Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan
Jordan: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 93.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan peaked at 93.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1981.
Jordan ranks 68th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 64.3% | — |
| 1982 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 67.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.2% | 64.3% | 70.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 71.0% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 80.7% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 88.5% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.2% | 93.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 64,348 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Jordan was 93.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1981.
- How does Jordan rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Jordan ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release