Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 104th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 101 Kenya 0.8945 GPIA compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.8922 GPIA compare
- 103 Peru 0.8802 GPIA compare
- 105 Zimbabwe 0.8758 GPIA compare
- 106 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.8715 GPIA compare
- 107 United Republic of Tanzania 0.8645 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 0.8781 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 104th out of 133 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