Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 24.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jordan, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 24.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jordan peaked at 24.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 52nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.5% | — |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +1166.3% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +33.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 24.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 24.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 1.5% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.2% | 24.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 18.3% | 24.4% | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jordan was 24.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Jordan ranks 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release