Literacy rate, youth total in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate, youth total was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth total in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 98.7% for literacy rate, youth total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Jordan peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1979.
That places Jordan 41st out of 95 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, youth total in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 90.5% | — |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.1% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Jordan?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Jordan was 98.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Jordan ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.