Productivity vs. educational attainment in Jordan
Jordan: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Jordan, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Jordan peaked at 23.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Jordan ranks 88th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 85 Tunisia 16.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 86 Namibia 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 87 Lebanon 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 89 Paraguay 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 90 Colombia 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 91 Indonesia 14.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Jordan?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Jordan was 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Jordan rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Jordan ranks 88th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.