country profile

Jordan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income11.52M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Emerging readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is a strength, but Human Capital lags

Jordan demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (68th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

58.77Composite score
Global percentile
68th
Global rank
#57
Regional rank
#6
Viewing data for
Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
60.31
47th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Emerging readiness
Human Capital
47.48
40th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Emerging readiness
Innovation
51.05
71st percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Emerging readiness
Governance
50.24
60th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Advanced readiness
Access & Parity
84.74
77th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Jordan remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Regionally, Jordan leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.

Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 68th percentile.

Places 57th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 6th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

Scores range from Access & Parity (84.7) to Human Capital (47.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
171Israel74.74
332United Arab Emirates69.85
393Malta64.27
414Saudi Arabia63.88
535Qatar60.47
576Jordan58.77
627Bahrain58.20
648Oman57.74
799Morocco53.94
8210Kuwait53.39
9411Egypt, Arab Rep.49.54
9612Tunisia49.30
10313West Bank and GazaFCS46.28
10414Iran, Islamic Rep.FCS46.15
11115Algeria40.96
11616Djibouti39.22
12217LebanonFCS36.21
12918IraqFCS34.23
13019LibyaFCS33.89
14920Syrian Arab RepublicFCS27.35
15221Yemen, Rep.FCS25.83