Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9399 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Jordan, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan is 0.9399 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan peaked at 0.9433 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8904 GPIA, in 2008.
Jordan ranks 95th of 132 countries on this measure, 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9176 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8904 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9432 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9384 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9401 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9288 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.943 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9433 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9399 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.904 GPIA | 0.8904 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9283 GPIA | 0.8915 GPIA | 0.9432 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9387 GPIA | 0.9288 GPIA | 0.9433 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan was 0.9399 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9433 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8904 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Jordan ranks 95th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release