Education system Jordan

Diploma	Comparable to
Vocational Secondary Education Certificate / شهادة الدراسة الثانوية العامة الأردنية للفروع المهنية	an MBO diploma level 2 or 3
General Secondary Education Certificate / شهادة الدراسة الثانوية العامة	a HAVO diploma
Bachelor’s degree / البكالوريوس ( : 4 years)	an HBO bachelor’s degree or 2 years of WO
Bachelor’s degree - البكالوريوس (duration: 5 years)	a WO bachelor’s degree
Bachelor's degree / البكالوريوس in medicine (duration: 6 years)	a WO bachelor’s degree
Master's degree / الماجستير	a 1-year HBO master's degree or a 1-year WO master’s degree

You can find information about the Dutch diplomas on our web pages about the education system in the Netherlands.
You can find more information about how we compare diplomas via Credential evaluation.
Do you want to work in the Netherlands? Go to Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma.
Do you want to study in the Netherlands? Go to our website Study in NL.
You can only use the MBO comparison if you want to check whether a diploma can give access to Dutch higher education. If you want to check the level of this diploma because you are looking for work, please contact the IDW. The diploma may then be compared to another MBO level.
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