How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and World?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Jordan

35.4%

in 2019

World

25.0%

in 2019

Jordan rank

18th

World rank

16th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Jordan
World

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 35.4% against 25.0% in World, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.4 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was World ahead.

Jordan ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.4%	34.0%	7.6%	World
2000s	21.0%	31.5%	10.5%	World
2010s	32.8%	26.0%	6.8%	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Jordan or World?: Jordan, at 35.4% against 25.0% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Jordan and World?: 10.4%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and World?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Jordan ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/