Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Jordan
Jordan: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 98.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
98.56
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 62 countries
All-time high
98.56
in 2022
All-time low
93.47
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Jordan, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 98.56 for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Jordan peaked at 98.56 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.47, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 47th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.47 | — |
| 1991 | 93.68 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 93.91 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.16 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.42 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.7 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.01 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.33 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 95.66 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.02 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.37 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.72 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.04 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.29 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.5 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.66 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.79 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.89 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.95 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.01 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.02 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.05 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.08 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.19 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.26 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.33 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.48 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.56 | +0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 98.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.12, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 98.56 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.06, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.64 | 93.47 | 96.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.42 | 96.37 | 97.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.12 | 98.01 | 98.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.48 | 98.4 | 98.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 44 Montenegro 98.7 compare
- 45 Luxembourg 98.66 compare
- 46 Spain 98.61 compare
- 48 Malta 98.06 compare
- 49 Turkey 97.81 compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 97.61 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 primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Jordan?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in Jordan was 98.56 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.56 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.47 in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- Jordan ranks 47th out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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