Most Educated in Jordan

Top 76 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Jordan

1 Aydūn 18 15.0%

2 Saḩāb 16 15.0%

3 Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 16 15.0%

4 Jarash 22 15.0%

5 Aţ Ţafīlah 12 15.0%

6 ‘Izrā 09 15.0%

7 Qīr Moāv 19 15.0%

8 Karak City 09 15.0%

9 Judita 18 15.0%

10 Al Fuḩayş 02 15.0%

11 Al Jubayhah 16 15.0%

12 Umm as Summāq 16 15.0%

13 Kurayyimah 18 15.0%

14 Māḩiş 02 15.0%

15 ‘Anjarah 20 15.0%

16 Safi 09 15.0%

17 Al Azraq ash Shamālī 17 15.0%

18 Aţ Ţurrah 18 15.0%

19 Wādī Mūsá 19 15.0%

20 ‘Ajlūn 20 15.0%

21 Amman 16 15.0%

22 Zarqa 17 15.0%

23 Irbid 18 15.0%

24 Russeifa 17 15.0%

25 Ḩayy Khildā 16 15.0%

26 Khuraybat as Sūq 16 15.0%

27 Wādī as Sīr 16 15.0%

28 Ar Ramthā 18 15.0%

29 Ṣuwayliḥ 02 15.0%

30 Sūf 22 15.0%

31 As Salţ 02 15.0%

32 Aqaba 21 15.0%

33 Rukban 15 15.0%

34 Marj Al Hamam 16 15.0%

35 Mādabā 23 15.0%

36 Mafraq 15 15.0%

37 Az̧ Z̧ulayl 17 15.0%

38 Ma'an 19 15.0%

39 Ḩayy al Bunayyāt 16 15.0%

40 Sāl 18 15.0%

41 Malkā 18 15.0%

42 Kafr Abīl 18 15.0%

43 Dayr Yūsuf 18 15.0%

44 Al Ḩamrā’ 15 15.0%

45 Saḩam al Kaffārāt 18 15.0%

46 Raymūn 22 15.0%

47 Waqqāş 18 15.0%

48 Al Kittah 22 15.0%

49 Al Qaţrānah 09 15.0%

50 Ḩātim 18 15.0%

51 Kharjā 18 15.0%

52 Ḩalāwah 20 15.0%

53 Şabḩā 15 15.0%

54 Kitim 18 15.0%

55 Al Khinzīrah 09 15.0%

56 Tibnah 18 15.0%

57 Balīlā 22 15.0%

58 Al Mazār al Janūbī 09 15.0%

59 Aţ Ţayyibah 18 15.0%

60 Sakib 22 15.0%

61 Ash Shajarah 18 15.0%

62 Jāwā 16 15.0%

63 Şakhrah 20 15.0%

64 Rehab 15 15.0%

65 Ruwaished 15 15.0%

66 ‘Ayn Jannā 20 15.0%

67 Al Karāmah 02 15.0%

68 Qumaym 18 15.0%

69 Şammā 18 15.0%

70 Kafr Asad 18 15.0%

71 Bayt Yāfā 18 15.0%

72 Al Quwayrah 19 15.0%

73 ‘Ayy 09 15.0%

74 Buşayrā 12 15.0%

75 Kafr Sawm 18 15.0%

76 Ḩakamā 18 15.0%

The most educated cities in Jordan have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Aydūn leads with 15.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Aydūn, 15.0% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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