Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Jordan
Jordan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Jordan, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 18.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Jordan peaked at 28.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2011.
Jordan ranks 106th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.4% | — |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +70.3% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.4% | 28.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 16.2% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Jordan?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Jordan was 18.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2011.
- How does Jordan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Jordan ranks 106th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release