Literacy rate in Jordan 2021

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Aaron O'Neill,
Jan 31, 2025
The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Jordan from 2007 to 2021. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can read and write. In 2021, Jordan's literacy rate was around 98.42 percent.

Jordan: Literacy rate from 2007 to 2021, total and by gender

CharacteristicAdult totalAdult maleAdult female
2021 98.42% 98.71% 98.13%
2018 98.23% 98.61% 97.83%
2012 97.89% 98.44% 97.37%
2011 95.9% 97.75% 93.93%
2010 92.55% 95.77% 89.21%
2007 92.2% 95.49% 88.9%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of population ages 15 and aboveAdult totalAdult maleAdult female200720102011201220182021
88%90%92%94%96%98%100%

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Release date

December 2022

Region

Jordan

Survey time period

2007 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide conclusive data for 2008, 2009, for 2013 through 2017, 2019 and 2020.

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