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 4.2% 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 4.2% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.4% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan peaked at 21.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
That places Jordan 139th out of 179 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 | 20.2% | — |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -50.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.6%, 31% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 4.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.8%, 33% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 15.6% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 4.2% | 10.6% | 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 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 4.2% 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 21.5% 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 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jordan ranks 139th out of 179 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 63.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release