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

13 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary

Jordan

26.3%

in 2019

World

16.5%

in 2019

Jordan rank

15th

World rank

17th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Jordan
World

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 26.3% against 16.5% in World, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.6 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was World ahead.

Jordan ranks 15th and World ranks 17th of 136 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	18.1%	24.0%	5.9%	World
2000s	14.5%	21.7%	7.3%	World
2010s	26.2%	17.1%	9.0%	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Jordan or World?: Jordan, at 26.3% against 16.5% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Jordan and World?: 9.8%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and World?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Jordan ranks 15th and World ranks 17th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/