Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan
Jordan: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 60,721 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 60,721 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan peaked at 79,878 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39,991, in 2002.
Jordan ranks 50th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79,878 | — |
| 2000 | 76,587 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 39,991 | -47.8% |
| 2003 | 43,339 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 44,260 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 44,302 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 44,086 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 43,891 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 71,296 | +62.4% |
| 2011 | 69,639 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 63,391 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 64,736 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 62,468 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 61,428 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 55,034 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 63,348 | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 65,990 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 65,690 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 60,721 | -7.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 60,721 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,627, 7.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 60,721 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53,130, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +62.4% | 43,891 | 71,296 |
| 2002 | -47.8% | 76,587 | 39,991 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,878 | 79,878 | 79,878 | 1 |
| 2000s | 48,065 | 39,991 | 76,587 | 7 |
| 2010s | 65,493 | 61,428 | 71,296 | 6 |
| 2020s | 62,157 | 55,034 | 65,990 | 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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Jordan was 60,721 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 79,878 in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,991 in 2002.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Jordan ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release