Gambia vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male
Gambia
19.4%
in 2019
Jordan
18.0%
in 2019
Gambia rank
23rd
Jordan rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time
- Gambia
- Jordan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 19.4% against 18.0% in Jordan, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 23rd and Jordan ranks 25th of 166 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.5% | 2.8% | 59.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 12.3% | 19.9% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 10.2% | 17.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 9.0% | 25.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 20.7% | 7.2% | Gambia |
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, male, Gambia or Jordan?
- Gambia, at 19.4% against 18.0% in Jordan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Gambia and Jordan?
- 1.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jordan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do Gambia and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Gambia ranks 23rd and Jordan ranks 25th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/