Khaberni - The World Bank disclosed that the Human Capital Program in Jordan, financed with a $300 million loan, has made progress in implementing institutional and social reforms, aligning with its developmental goals. It was noted that the government has shown a "firm commitment" towards the reforms to ensure continued progress towards achieving the program's desired outcomes.
The World Bank's Implementation Status and Results Report for the program, monitored by "Al-Mamlaka," noted that the program—financed through the Development Policy Financing mechanism, approved by the Executive Directors' board on June 27, 2024—has disbursed the full allocated financing of $300 million, amounting to 100%.
The achieved results indicate the effectiveness of the program's interventions in enhancing the capacities of vital social sectors, improving the state's response to climate shocks, and emergencies affecting education, health, and the community, according to the report.
The report pointed out that the program supports the government's efforts in two main tracks; the first is improving governance and the effectiveness of the social sectors, and the second is enhancing resilience and protecting families from climate shocks.
The report presents that the program "continues to deliver results in line with its goals", and that Jordan has maintained clear ownership of the reform path, especially in the social sectors, which includes education, health, and social protection, as data showed that progress towards achieving the developmental goal was "somewhat satisfactory", while the overall risk report was rated as "medium".
The report highlighted that the competency-based human resource management system "has been fully implemented", which contributes to enhancing the effectiveness of public sector employees.
In the social development sector, the Ministry of Social Development has set clear standards and classifications for a number of social professions, paving the way for full licensing of these professions by the end of 2025.
In education, simplifying licensing procedures led to the establishment of 87 new private educational institutions by July 2025, alongside reducing the average approval duration for licensing from 12 months to 6 months.
In the health sector, efforts to combat diseases associated with smoking exceeded their set targets, by registering more individuals wanting to quit smoking and training primary care doctors on preventative and awareness services.
The timeline framework shows that targeted government hospitals will achieve an operational rate exceeding 82% for the system by the end of 2025, while the target for covering primary healthcare centers is 30%.
In the context of enhancing resilience and the capacity to face climate shocks, the program has successfully implemented the national telemedicine framework, connecting 5 remote government hospitals with the Jordanian Digital Health Center, which allows for over 4,000 remote medical consultations monthly, with plans to expand later.
In the education sector, the emergency e-learning protocol, adopted in March 2025, proved effective during the heatwave in August 2025, when 450,000 students were able to access educational platforms to continue learning uninterrupted.
The report also revealed significant progress in developing the climate targeting unit within the National Unified Registry, with full adoption expected by the end of the year. The initial trials of this system supported 3,400 families affected by floods, enhancing the system's capacity to respond to sudden climate shocks.
In the field of social protection, the implementation of Decision No. 48 of 2024 by the Board of Directors of the Social Security led to an increase in the number of young men working in the private sector and contributing to social security to 23,170 persons, an increase of 9,170 over the baseline, while the participation of young working women decreased to 8,248, compared to the baseline of 11,000, as efforts continue to raise women's participation.
The report affirms that the program's main indicators are moving in the planned direction, as the government targets the licensing of 300 new educational institutions through simplified procedures by the end of 2025, registering 10,000 participants in smoking cessation programs, and training 75 primary care doctors. The program also aims to increase the adoption of educational emergency protocols and expand the social protection umbrella related to climate shocks.
