Jordan vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Jordan
18.7%
in 2019
Upper middle income
3.5%
in 2019
Jordan rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Jordan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 18.7% against 3.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 15.2%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 5.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Jordan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 12.2% 13.4% 1.2% Upper middle income
1990s 9.5% 4.9% 4.6% Jordan
2000s 8.1% 3.6% 4.5% Jordan
2010s 21.4% 3.4% 17.9% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Jordan or Upper middle income?
Jordan, at 18.7% against 3.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Jordan and Upper middle income?
15.2%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Upper middle income?
22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Jordan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/