Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Jordan
29.6%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
12.5%
in 2019
Jordan rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 29.6% against 12.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 17.1%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Jordan ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 13.6% 26.6% 13.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 11.1% 21.9% 10.8% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 28.0% 14.9% 13.0% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Jordan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Jordan, at 29.6% against 12.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17.1%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Jordan ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.