Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan stood at 1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPI, in 1979.
That places Jordan 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.89 GPI | — |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.998 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.89 GPI | 0.89 GPI | 0.89 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9956 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 1 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
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More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Jordan was 1 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPI in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.