Adolescents out of school, male in Jordan
Jordan: Adolescents out of school, male was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Jordan is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.0% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Jordan peaked at 16.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 148th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.6% | — |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -29.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -38.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -72.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.1%, 15% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 8.8% | 16.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 1.1% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More education data for Jordan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,057 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 10,973 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83,712 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,149 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9383 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0966 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Jordan?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Jordan was 1.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Jordan ranks 148th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.