Jordan

Middle East & North Africa · Lower middle income· 11.55M inhabitants

Last updated: September 1, 2025

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Futures readiness profile

Key insights: Jordan

Jordan performs close to the global average across every GEFRI dimension. While this provides an appearance of a measure of stability and adequacy among peers, it does not reflect the level of actualized ambition needed for future success. Much progress can still be made. To secure a leading position in education futures, the country should pursue bold reforms, invest in social and economic innovations, and adopt global best practices across all areas to leapfrog ahead.

Composite GEFRI Score

56.89
62nd percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness

Component scores

School Access and Gender Parity81.30
Above global avg. · 68th %-tile
Human Capital49.01
Near the global average · 39th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation45.34
Near the global average · 61st %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Governance48.33
Near the global average · 56th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Infrastructure60.46
Near the global average · 42nd %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.

Regional peers: Middle East & North Africa

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
201Israel74.63
312United Arab Emirates71.00
423Saudi Arabia64.48
494Malta62.48
525Qatar61.54
546Bahrain61.08
587Kuwait59.84
668Oman57.91
699Jordan56.89
8010Algeria54.22
8611Tunisia53.33
8712West Bank and Gaza52.98
9113Iran, Islamic Rep.52.16
9214Morocco51.61
10115Egypt, Arab Rep.49.23
10316Libya48.86
10417Iraq48.09
11218Djibouti44.32
12519Lebanon37.14
14420Syrian Arab Republic28.16
15221Yemen, Rep.25.64