Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.4%
Change on year
up 24.7%
World rank
54th
of 67 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2023
All-time low
1.7%
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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Jordan stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Jordan ranks 54th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.1% | — |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +24.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 70% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 2.4% 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 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Jordan ranks 54th out of 67 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 14.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release