Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 96.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 96.7% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Jordan peaked at 98.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1979.
Jordan ranks 36th of 88 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 75.6% | — |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.7% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.3% | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.8% | 96.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 513,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,861 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 420,598 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Jordan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Jordan was 96.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Jordan ranks 36th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release