country profile

Jordan

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

Last updated August 4, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strong, but Governance lags

Jordan shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (57th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

66.65Composite score
Global percentile
57th
Global rank
#77
Regional rank
#10
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
70.63
40th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Progressing readiness
Human Capital
70.71
51st percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Emerging readiness
Innovation
50.25
57th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Emerging readiness
Governance
50.04
60th percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Target achieved
Access & Parity
91.64
73rd percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

Country profile

Jordan shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. 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

Places 77th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 10th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

Scores range from Access & Parity (91.6) to Governance (50.0), 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
191Israel84.75
322United Arab Emirates80.68
393Saudi Arabia76.67
424Malta75.34
465Qatar72.99
536Bahrain71.18
627Oman69.09
728Kuwait68.04
769Morocco66.91
7710Jordan66.65
8211Tunisia64.69
9012Egypt, Arab Rep.60.85
10613Iran, Islamic Rep.FCS56.11
10814Algeria54.87
11015West Bank and GazaFCS53.03
11916Djibouti46.86
12217IraqFCS44.97
12618LebanonFCS43.40
13119LibyaFCS42.27
14820Syrian Arab RepublicFCS34.76
16321Yemen, Rep.FCS28.79