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 4.8% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan is 4.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jordan peaked at 22.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2024.
That places Jordan 138th 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 | 22.6% | — |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -49.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 32% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 4.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.1%, 34% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -49.8% | 9.6% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.6% | 22.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.2% | 15.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 4.8% | 13.2% | 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 4.8% 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 22.9% 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 4.8% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jordan ranks 138th 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 66.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release