Adult literacy rate in Jordan
94.4% of adults in Jordan could read and write in 2024.
Jordan, 2024
94.4%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
87.7%
Adult literacy rate in Jordan over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.4% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 94.8% in 2023.
- Since 1979, when it was 66.8%, the figure has changed by +27.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 87.7%.
More for Jordan
All statistics for Jordan
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
30.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.5%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
88.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
64.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
1.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS