Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Jordan, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan peaked at 91.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 94th of 135 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80.2% | — |
| 2008 | 84.2% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.2% | 80.2% | 84.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 84.6% | 90.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.5% | 91.2% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Jordan was 91.2% 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 91.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Jordan ranks 94th out of 135 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 7.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release