Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan stood at 94.3%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan peaked at 97.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 1979.
That places Jordan 43rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 35.2% | — |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +134.9% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 82.8% | 90.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 90.1% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.3% | 95.5% | 2 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Jordan was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Jordan ranks 43rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release