Adolescents out of school in Jordan
Jordan: Adolescents out of school was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 2.0% for adolescents out of school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.0% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Jordan peaked at 14.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 128th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.1% | — |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +36.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 6.7% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.0% | 5.8% | 5 |
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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 in Jordan?
- Adolescents out of school in Jordan was 2.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for adolescents out of school?
- Jordan ranks 128th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. 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 (% of 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.