Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan
Jordan: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan stood at 2.4%.
The figure is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan peaked at 4.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
Jordan ranks 112th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.7% | — |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +30.1% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +68.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 43% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 49% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 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 | +68.2% | 1.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5% compare
- 110 Côte d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 111 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.4% compare
- 113 India 2.4% compare
- 114 Ghana 2.2% compare
- 115 Botswana 2.1% compare
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Jordan ranks 112th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release