10 answers, 3 from Jordan's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
94.4% of Jordanians aged 15 and over could read and write in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. The figure for 2023 was 94.8%.
UNESCO's adult literacy rate counts the share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. Small changes between years can reflect sampling rather than a real change. UNESCO also publishes youth literacy rates for people aged 15 to 24.
Jordan's gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education was 35.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank, up from 33.1% in 2023.
The gross ratio divides all tertiary students by the population in the five-year age group after secondary school, so it can include older students. Tertiary education covers universities and community colleges. Universities are overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
Government spending on education in Jordan was 3.23% of GDP in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. The figure for 2023 was 3.51%.
The indicator covers current and capital spending by all levels of government on education, including transfers to private institutions, but not private household spending. The Ministry of Education's website could not be reached on 15 October 2026.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 80.9%. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 89.9%; its low point was 2013, at 74.8%. It is 9th highest of 11 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 94.1%. World rank, highest first: 59th of 69.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 91.8%. Its high point since 2005 was 2023, at 92.0%; its low point was 2005, at 84.4%. It is 8th highest of 13 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 95.1%. Worldwide: 54th of 100.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts gross tertiary enrolment in Jordan at 35.9% in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 28.6% (2017) to 43.9% (2012). It is 10th highest of 11 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 48.2%. World rank, highest first: 60th of 90.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 94.4%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 91.1% (2005) to 97.9% (2012).
In 2024, government spending on education in Jordan was 3.2% of GDP, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 3.8% of GDP in 2013 and the low 3.0% of GDP in 2018. Of 36 countries with 2024 data, 30th highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the number of primary pupils per teacher in Jordan at 19 in 2018. In 2003 the figure was 20. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 19; Jordan is 7th highest of 13. Of 85 countries with 2018 data, 51st highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 97.0%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 85.3% (2011) to 97.7% (2020). Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 97.0%, and Jordan placed 5th highest of 11. Of 104 countries with 2024 data, 46th highest.
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