The kingdom boasts a literacy rate of 82 percent among persons over age 14 and an education infrastructure of about 4,000 Schools, including 870 Private Schools, which provide education to over 1 million students. Jordan has also over 50 licensed Technical or Community Colleges, six State-run Universities and nine licensed private Universities.

Jordan's health care system is regarded as one of the best in the Middle East. Hospitals & mother/child care centers offer free services throughout the Kingdom.
The Hussein Medical Center and the Royal Medical Corps of the Armed Forces house some of the most advanced treatment facilities in the Middle East. The Kingdom's private Hospitals are amongst the best in the Middle East and serve many international clients seeking good medical services in the region.

There are a lot of sports, recreational and cultural activities. Consumers have access to complete rang of modern goods and international food items. In addition many National and International Television Channels & English Newspapers are available.

APPROXIMATE LABOR COST

- local labor;
- Unskilled Laborer $ 120 / Month.
- BA in Business $ 210-400 / Month.
- BA in Accounting:210-450 u.s. / month
- Plus Social Security:
Each Company should subscribe to the Social Security Corp. by subtracting 5.5% from employee salary and 11% provided from the Co. (Total 16.5% payable to Social Security).

General Information

• Program to encourage investors (Training and Employment Support Project TESP).
  

• Electricity Cost is 5.5 US Cents / KWH.
  

• Water Cost is US$ 1.4 / M3.

FULL PAY ANNUAL LEAVE

- Fourteen days annual leave
- Fourteen days sick leave
- Woman have a maternity leave for ten weeks

WORKING HOURS

Government Institutions & banks work five days a week with Fridays and Saturdays off. While private sector takes only Fridays off. Working hours for Government institutions and banks are from 8:00 am till 15 hrs.

OVERTIME PAYMENT

• Every hour overtime payment is a minimum of 125% of the ordinary wage.
   

• Weekly rest day (Friday) or Official holidays payment is not less than 150% of the ordinary wage.

COST OF FOREIGN LABOR

Fees (work and residence permits) for expatriates workers working in all QIZ’s in Jordan are as follows:

• First year     : JD 150 equivalent to US$ 211

• Second year: JD 175 equivalent to US$ 245 onwards

This of course will have a great impact on the cost of production and the Jordanian Government had taken this step in order to encourage foreign investors to start employing and training Jordanian workers slowly each year.