Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 31.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Jordan, 2003–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 31.5% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Jordan peaked at 33.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2003.
That places Jordan 48th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Jordan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.6% | — |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +62.1% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 16.6% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 33.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 27.5% | 32.6% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Jordan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Jordan was 31.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Jordan ranks 48th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.