Literacy rate in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate in Jordan, 1950–2024
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate in Jordan is 94.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Jordan peaked at 97.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1950.
Jordan ranks 57th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 66.8% | 66.8% | 66.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 89.9% | 92.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.5% | 97.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.4% | 94.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Jordan?
- Literacy rate in Jordan was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1950.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate?
- Jordan ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.