Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Jordan
18.0%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.2%
in 2018
Jordan rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 18.0% against 4.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.8%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 4.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Jordan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.8% 18.7% 15.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 12.3% 13.7% 1.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 10.2% 11.2% 1.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 9.0% 6.6% 2.3% Jordan
2010s 21.1% 4.3% 16.8% 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, male, Jordan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Jordan, at 18.0% against 4.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13.8%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Jordan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/