Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan
Jordan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6381 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6381 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
170th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.968 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.5378 modelled data
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan stood at 0.6381 modelled data.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan peaked at 0.968 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5378 modelled data, in 2021.
That places Jordan 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.968 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9625 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9549 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9378 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9042 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.874 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8713 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8815 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8732 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8396 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7571 modelled data | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6335 modelled data | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5922 modelled data | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.602 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6009 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6054 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6127 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6094 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.602 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5815 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5597 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5378 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5586 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5919 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6221 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6381 modelled data | +2.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.6381 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.6381 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9361 modelled data, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9067 modelled data | 0.8396 modelled data | 0.968 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6197 modelled data | 0.5815 modelled data | 0.7571 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5847 modelled data | 0.5378 modelled data | 0.6381 modelled data | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Jordan was 0.6381 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.968 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5378 modelled data in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Jordan ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release