Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan peaked at 1 index in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.89 index, in 1979.
That places Jordan 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.89 index | — |
| 2003 | 1 index | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.998 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.98 index | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.89 index | 0.89 index | 0.89 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9956 index | 0.98 index | 1 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Jordan was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2003.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 index in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jordan ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.