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
Characteristic
Adult total
Adult male
Adult 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%
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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