Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan
Jordan: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.89 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
11
1979–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.89 GPIA, in 1979.
Jordan ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.89 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.998 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 20 Burundi 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Myanmar 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 23 China 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Maldives 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 GPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Jordan was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Jordan ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release