Ethiopia vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Ethiopia
17.6%
in 2015
Jordan
19.3%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
29th
Jordan rank
27th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Jordan
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 19.3% against 17.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 29th and Jordan ranks 27th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Jordan Difference Ahead
1990s 70.3% 8.7% 61.5% Ethiopia
2000s 46.4% 7.2% 39.2% Ethiopia
2010s 24.6% 22.7% 1.9% Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Jordan?
Jordan, at 19.3% against 17.6% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Ethiopia and Jordan?
1.7%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Jordan?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Ethiopia ranks 29th and Jordan ranks 27th of 166 countries.
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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About this data

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/