Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.99 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
10th
of 53 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.88 LPIA
in 2003
Years of data
7
2003–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan stood at 0.99 LPIA.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan peaked at 1 LPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.88 LPIA, in 2003.
Jordan ranks 10th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.88 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.92 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.99 LPIA | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.88 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.965 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 10 Palestine, State of 0.99 LPIA compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 0.98 LPIA compare
- 12 Mongolia 0.98 LPIA compare
- 12 Oman 0.98 LPIA compare
- 12 Philippines 0.98 LPIA compare
More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 234,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 186,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 11.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Jordan was 0.99 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Jordan ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 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