East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4.0%
in 2019
Jordan
19.3%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Jordan rank
27th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Jordan
510152025197219952019

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 19.3% against 4.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 15.3%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 4.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Jordan ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% Jordan
2000s 5.0% 7.2% 2.2% Jordan
2010s 3.7% 22.1% 18.4% 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, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Jordan?
Jordan, at 19.3% against 4.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan?
15.3%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Jordan ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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