Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan
Jordan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 3.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 51.0% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan peaked at 20.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2024.
That places Jordan 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.7% | — |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -51.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 3.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.9%, 31% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 13.5% | 20.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 3.7% | 8.0% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan was 3.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jordan ranks 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release