Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jordan
Jordan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 42.3% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jordan, 2008β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jordan is 42.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jordan peaked at 50.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 81st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 42.6% | 49.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 42.3% | 50.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 78 Thailand 48.1% compare
- 79 Palestine, State of 47.4% compare
- 80 El Salvador 43.2% compare
- 82 Bangladesh 42.2% compare
- 83 Pakistan 42.0% compare
- 84 Philippines 41.9% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jordan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jordan was 42.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Jordan ranks 81st out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release