Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.8774 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.8774 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan peaked at 0.9353 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8774 GPIA, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 87th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9242 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.9353 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9015 GPIA | 0.8774 GPIA | 0.9256 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 84 Bangladesh 0.8998 GPIA compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.8916 GPIA compare
- 86 Türkiye 0.8806 GPIA compare
- 88 Nigeria 0.8738 GPIA compare
- 89 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8636 GPIA compare
- 90 India 0.8635 GPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan was 0.8774 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9353 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8774 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jordan ranks 87th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release