Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.8781 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan stood at 0.8781 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan peaked at 0.9296 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8781 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Jordan 105th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8825 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8822 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9296 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9288 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9215 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8781 GPIA | -4.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.8781 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.8781 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9571 GPIA, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9135 GPIA | 0.8822 GPIA | 0.9296 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8998 GPIA | 0.8781 GPIA | 0.9215 GPIA | 2 |
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 primary education or higher in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan was 0.8781 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 0.9296 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8781 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jordan ranks 105th out of 134 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 0.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release