Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan
Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.21 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan stood at 1.21 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7652 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Jordan 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9103 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9294 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8616 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8063 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8138 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7844 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7657 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7652 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9138 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8777 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9512 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9831 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9613 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9985 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9571 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9376 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 1.21 GPIA | +15.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.21 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9313 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.9103 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8181 GPIA | 0.7652 GPIA | 0.9294 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9374 GPIA | 0.8777 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9376 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Jordan was 1.21 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7652 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Jordan ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release