Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Jordan
Jordan: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Jordan, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Jordan stood at 97.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Jordan peaked at 100.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1972.
Jordan ranks 72nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.3% | — |
| 1973 | 69.7% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 80.8% | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 89.9% | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 92.1% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 94.6% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 98.2% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 98.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 95.6% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 99.3% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 87.3% | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 92.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 100.2% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 94.8% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 93.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.0% | 64.3% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 95.1% | 87.3% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 89.2% | 100.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 85.7% | 96.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 85.3% | 96.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More aid effectiveness data for Jordan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 4.83 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 17,842 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 123.87 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 216.17 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 16.13 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 395.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 33.60 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 34.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 33.72 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 91.09 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Jordan?
- Primary completion rate, total in Jordan was 97.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1972.
- How does Jordan rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Jordan ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.