Jordan vs Palestinian Territories
Jordan vs Palestinian Territories: Adult literacy
Adult literacy in 2024: 94.4% in Jordan and 97.9% in Palestinian Territories, by UNESCO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Palestinian Territories, by 3.5 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Jordan.
% of adults · UNESCO
What the numbers say
- Palestinian Territories has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Jordan.
- The world as a whole: 87.7% in 2024.
Every year
% of adults · UNESCO
| Year | Jordan | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.4 | 97.9 | 87.7 |
| 2023 | 94.9 | – | 87.6 |
| 2022 | – | 97.8 | 87.4 |
| 2021 | – | 97.7 | 87.2 |
| 2020 | – | 97.5 | 87 |
| 2019 | – | 97.4 | 86.8 |
| 2018 | 95.4 | 97.2 | 86.8 |
| 2017 | – | 96.9 | 86.5 |
| 2016 | – | 96.7 | 86.3 |
| 2015 | – | 96.5 | 86 |
| 2014 | – | 96.2 | 85.6 |
| 2013 | – | 96.1 | 85.2 |
| 2012 | 97.9 | 95.7 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 95.9 | 95 | 84.7 |
| 2010 | 92.6 | 94.7 | 84.4 |
| 2009 | – | 94.4 | 83.8 |
| 2008 | – | 94 | 83.5 |
| 2007 | 92.2 | 93.8 | 83.1 |
| 2006 | – | 93.5 | 82.5 |
| 2005 | 91.1 | – | 82.6 |
| 2004 | – | 92.5 | 82.6 |
| 2003 | 89.9 | – | 82.2 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.7 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2000 | – | – | 81.1 |
| 1999 | – | – | 80.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 80.5 |
| 1997 | – | 86.1 | 79.3 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1995 | – | – | 76.9 |
| 1994 | – | – | 76.4 |
| 1993 | – | – | 76 |
| 1992 | – | – | 75.5 |
| 1991 | – | – | 75.1 |
| 1990 | – | – | 74.6 |
| 1989 | – | – | 74.1 |
| 1988 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 71.9 |
| 1986 | – | – | 71.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 70.7 |
| 1984 | – | – | 70.2 |
| 1983 | – | – | 69.5 |
| 1982 | – | – | 68.9 |
| 1981 | – | – | 68.4 |
| 1980 | – | – | 67.8 |
| 1979 | 66.8 | – | 67.2 |
| 1978 | – | – | 66.5 |
| 1977 | – | – | 65.9 |
| 1976 | – | – | 65.6 |
| 1975 | – | – | 65.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short, simple statement about their everyday life.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, via the World Bank.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Jordan vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyJordan: 77.8 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterJordan: 85.7% in 2022Palestinian Territories: 80.3% in 2022
- DepressionJordan: 3.56% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateJordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJordan: 11.4 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthJordan: 1.6% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJordan: 93.2% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageJordan: 24.3 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJordan: 4.3% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateJordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelJordan: 116,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersJordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJordan: 34 million TIV in 2024Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023