Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Jordan
Jordan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 21.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Jordan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Jordan is 21.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Jordan peaked at 62.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2013.
Jordan ranks 97th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, male in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.5% | — |
| 2001 | 61.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | -3.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 21.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.8%, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 29.3% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 20.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 24.3% | 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, male in Jordan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Jordan was 21.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2013.
- How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Jordan ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release