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| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Jordan (Asia/Pacific) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 55.0 | 59.8 | 64.6 | 69.4 | 74.1 | 78.9 | 83.7 | 88.5 | 93.3 | 94.4 | 95.5 | 96.6 | 97.8 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 97.7 | ||||||||
| Urban | 57.4 | 62.0 | 66.6 | 71.2 | 75.8 | 80.4 | 85.0 | 89.6 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 96.1 | 97.1 | 98.1 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.1 | 97.9 | ||||||||
| Rural | 46.0 | 51.3 | 56.6 | 62.0 | 67.3 | 72.6 | 77.9 | 83.2 | 88.5 | 90.4 | 92.2 | 94.1 | 96.0 | 97.9 | 97.6 | 97.3 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 96.2 | ||||||||
| Poor | 0.01 | 1.94 | 3.86 | 5.79 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 22.1 | 27.5 | 32.9 | 34.0 | 35.1 | 36.2 | 37.4 | 38.5 | 39.6 | 40.7 | 41.8 | 43.0 | 44.1 | 45.2 | ||||||||
| Nonpoor | 56.5 | 61.1 | 65.8 | 70.5 | 75.1 | 79.8 | 84.4 | 89.1 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 95.4 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 96.7 | 97.1 | 97.6 | 98.0 | 98.4 | ||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 7.33 | 15.8 | 24.2 | 32.7 | 41.1 | 49.6 | 58.0 | 66.5 | 74.9 | 79.2 | 83.4 | 87.7 | 92.0 | 96.2 | 95.7 | 95.2 | 94.7 | 94.1 | 93.6 | 93.1 | ||||||||
| Second 25% | 39.2 | 46.6 | 54.0 | 61.5 | 68.9 | 76.3 | 83.7 | 91.2 | 98.6 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.0 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 98.2 | ||||||||
| Third 25% | 80.9 | 83.2 | 85.5 | 87.9 | 90.2 | 92.5 | 94.8 | 97.1 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.6 | ||||||||
| Highest 25% | 92.7 | 93.6 | 94.5 | 95.4 | 96.3 | 97.3 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | ||||||||
| Aljoun | 48.5 | 53.8 | 59.2 | 64.5 | 69.9 | 75.2 | 80.6 | 85.9 | 91.3 | 92.6 | 93.9 | 95.2 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.6 | 98.7 | ||||||||
| Amman | 65.7 | 69.4 | 73.1 | 76.9 | 80.6 | 84.3 | 88.0 | 91.8 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 97.1 | 97.8 | 98.6 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 98.6 | 98.4 | ||||||||
| Aqaba | 47.3 | 52.8 | 58.3 | 63.9 | 69.4 | 74.9 | 80.4 | 85.9 | 91.4 | 93.1 | 94.7 | 96.3 | 98.0 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 98.8 | 98.3 | 97.9 | 97.5 | 97.1 | ||||||||
| Balqa | 50.0 | 54.9 | 59.7 | 64.5 | 69.4 | 74.2 | 79.0 | 83.9 | 88.7 | 90.6 | 92.5 | 94.4 | 96.3 | 98.3 | 97.9 | 97.5 | 97.2 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 96.1 | ||||||||
| Irbid | 50.6 | 56.0 | 61.3 | 66.7 | 72.1 | 77.5 | 82.8 | 88.2 | 93.6 | 94.6 | 95.6 | 96.6 | 97.6 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 98.2 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.7 | ||||||||
| Jarash | 41.6 | 47.5 | 53.3 | 59.2 | 65.1 | 70.9 | 76.8 | 82.6 | 88.5 | 90.3 | 92.2 | 94.0 | 95.9 | 97.7 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.6 | ||||||||
| Karak | 49.2 | 54.2 | 59.2 | 64.3 | 69.3 | 74.3 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 89.4 | 91.1 | 92.8 | 94.6 | 96.3 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 97.9 | 97.9 | ||||||||
| Ma'an | 38.6 | 45.4 | 52.1 | 58.9 | 65.6 | 72.4 | 79.2 | 85.9 | 92.7 | 93.9 | 95.1 | 96.2 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 96.8 | 95.9 | 95.0 | 94.1 | 93.2 | ||||||||
| Madaba | 56.9 | 61.3 | 65.7 | 70.2 | 74.6 | 79.0 | 83.4 | 87.9 | 92.3 | 93.6 | 95.0 | 96.3 | 97.7 | 99.0 | 98.3 | 97.6 | 96.8 | 96.1 | 95.4 | 94.6 | ||||||||
| Mafraq | 41.0 | 46.8 | 52.7 | 58.6 | 64.5 | 70.4 | 76.3 | 82.2 | 88.1 | 90.2 | 92.2 | 94.3 | 96.4 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 97.6 | 97.2 | 96.7 | 96.3 | 95.8 | ||||||||
| Tafiela | 53.6 | 58.4 | 63.3 | 68.2 | 73.1 | 77.9 | 82.8 | 87.7 | 92.5 | 93.8 | 95.0 | 96.3 | 97.5 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 98.9 | ||||||||
| Zarqa | 45.1 | 51.0 | 56.9 | 62.9 | 68.8 | 74.7 | 80.6 | 86.6 | 92.5 | 93.8 | 95.0 | 96.3 | 97.5 | 98.8 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 97.7 | 97.5 | ||||||||