Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.4%
Change on year
up 72.3%
World rank
16th
of 64 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2023
All-time low
0.8%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Jordan, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Jordan stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Jordan ranks 16th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.2% | — |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +72.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 2.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 13 Norway 1.6% compare
- 14 Austria 1.5% compare
- 15 Denmark 1.5% compare
- 17 United Kingdom 1.4% compare
- 18 South Korea 1.4% compare
- 19 Netherlands 1.3% compare
More education data for Jordan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Jordan was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Jordan ranks 16th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release