Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 83.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan peaked at 83.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2008.
That places Jordan 57th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 67.5% | — |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 68.2% | 79.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.9% | 83.5% | 2 |
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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 83.5% 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 83.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jordan ranks 57th out of 103 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 up 22.4%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release