Literacy rate, adult female in Jordan
Jordan: Literacy rate, adult female was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Jordan, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Jordan is 92.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Jordan peaked at 97.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1979.
That places Jordan 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 52.1% | — |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -0.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 92.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 92.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.7% | 88.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 89.2% | 97.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 92.0% | 92.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More gender data for Jordan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,402 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.1309 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,047 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,047 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Jordan?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Jordan was 92.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Jordan ranks 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.