Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.7%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
64th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2023
All-time low
1.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Jordan, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
That places Jordan 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +8.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.4%, 39% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1% compare
- 62 Thailand 2.1% compare
- 63 North Macedonia 2.1% compare
- 65 Palestine 1.4% compare
- 66 Bolivia 1.3% compare
- 67 Montenegro 1.3%
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 master's or equivalent in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Jordan was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Jordan ranks 64th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release