Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan stood at 1.01 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8746 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Jordan 2nd out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8746 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8814 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9129 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.936 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.952 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8746 LPIA | 0.8746 LPIA | 0.8746 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9101 LPIA | 0.8814 LPIA | 0.936 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9821 LPIA | 0.952 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 1 Belgium 1.03 LPIA compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Netherlands 1.01 LPIA compare
- 5 Serbia 1 LPIA 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 1.01 LPIA 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 1.01 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8746 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jordan ranks 2nd out of 100 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 14.8%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release