Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 18.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
18.5%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
23rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2023
All-time low
16.7%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Jordan, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Jordan stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Jordan ranks 23rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 18.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 20 Iceland 20.4% compare
- 21 Finland 20.3% compare
- 22 Serbia, Republic of 20.0% compare
- 24 Mongolia 18.2% compare
- 25 Poland, Republic of 17.8%
- 26 Slovenia, Republic of 17.4% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Jordan was 18.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2017.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Jordan ranks 23rd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release