Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Jordan
Jordan: Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 91.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
91.96
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 62 countries
All-time high
91.96
in 2022
All-time low
72.95
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Jordan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 91.96 for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Jordan peaked at 91.96 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.95, in 1990.
That places Jordan 50th out of 62 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.95 | — |
| 1991 | 73.52 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 74.06 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.51 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 75.01 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.9 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 77.04 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 78.29 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 79.41 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 80.74 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 82.2 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 83.76 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 85.12 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.33 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 87.26 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 87.94 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.32 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.53 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.7 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.91 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.27 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.73 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.19 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.51 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.66 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.68 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.64 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.6 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.69 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.93 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.28 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.59 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.96 | +0.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 91.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.71, 94% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 91.96 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.59, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.14 | 72.95 | 80.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.71 | 82.2 | 88.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.39 | 89.27 | 90.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.61 | 91.28 | 91.96 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 47 Germany 92.47 compare
- 48 Tunisia 92.42 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 92.26 compare
- 51 Belgium 91.1 compare
- 52 Netherlands 88.87 compare
- 53 Luxembourg 88.68 compare
More education data for Jordan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.36 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Jordan?
- Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Jordan was 91.96 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.96 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.95 in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Jordan ranks 50th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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