Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Jordan
Jordan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Jordan, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Jordan stood at 16.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Jordan peaked at 17.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2011.
That places Jordan 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.2% | — |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -36.7% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.5% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.7% | 16.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 3 Bermuda 25.8% compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 24.7% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 16.7% compare
- 7 Italy 16.3% compare
- 8 United States of America 16.1% compare
- 9 Macau, China 15.8% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Jordan?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Jordan was 16.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2011.
- How does Jordan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Jordan ranks 6th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release