Male illiteracy rate (Population Age15+) (Percent)
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| عمان | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| البلقاء | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| الزرقاء | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| مادبا | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| اربد | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| المفرق | 8.1 | 15.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| جرش | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| عجلون | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| الكرك | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| الطفيله | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| معان | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
| العقبة | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 |