School completion in Jordan
Jordan: School completion was 98.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.53
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.53
in 2025
All-time low
90.2
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Jordan, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 98.53 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Jordan peaked at 98.53 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.2, in 1981.
That places Jordan 71st out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 90.2 | — |
| 1982 | 90.49 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 90.82 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 91.12 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 91.45 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 91.77 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 92.05 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 92.32 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 92.54 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 92.75 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 92.98 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 93.22 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93.48 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.78 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.09 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.43 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.78 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 95.13 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 95.51 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.89 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.24 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 96.56 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.81 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.03 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.24 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.4 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.52 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.65 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.68 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.71 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.79 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.85 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.95 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.03 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.09 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.16 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.23 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.31 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.38 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.46 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.53 | +0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 98.53 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 98.53 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.63, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.42 | 90.2 | 92.54 | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.02 | 92.75 | 95.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.99 | 95.89 | 97.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.86 | 97.68 | 98.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.34 | 98.16 | 98.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
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 school completion in Jordan?
- School completion in Jordan was 98.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.53 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2 in 1981.
- How does Jordan rank for school completion?
- Jordan ranks 71st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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