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 2.6% 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
Jordan recorded 2.6% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 81.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan peaked at 5.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2020.
That places Jordan 113th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.7% | — |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -21.3% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +52.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -31.8% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +81.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 45% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 41% of the median. (20 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 | +81.7% | 1.4% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 2.9% compare
- 111 Botswana 2.7% compare
- 112 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7% compare
- 114 Antigua and Barbuda 2.4% compare
- 115 India 2.3% compare
- 116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.3% 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 2.6% 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 5.0% 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 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Jordan ranks 113th out of 181 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 11.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release