The illiteracy rate in Jordan stood at 5.1 per cent in 2018, according to the Education Ministry. Jordan on Sunday celebrated International Literacy Day, which falls annually on September 8. On the occasion, the Education Ministry’s statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported that the illiteracy rate in Jordan dropped to 5.1 per cent at the end of 2018, citing official figures from the Department of Statistics. The ...