Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Jordan
Jordan: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 98.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Jordan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 98.6% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Jordan peaked at 108.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 127th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.4% | 92.9% | 107.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 102.6% | 97.8% | 108.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 88.3% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 87.2% | 96.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 89.7% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 99.0% compare
- 126 Finland 98.9% compare
- 128 Norway 98.5% compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 98.3% compare
- 130 Kenya 98.2% compare
More education data for Jordan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 64,348 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.6 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Jordan?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Jordan was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 108.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Jordan ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.