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

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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Jordan

23.3%

in 2019

South Asia

10.4%

in 2019

Jordan rank

15th

South Asia rank

17th

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

Jordan
South Asia

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 23.3% against 10.4% in South Asia, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.2 times South Asia's.

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

Jordan ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 17th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.6%	36.8%	26.2%	South Asia
2000s	8.5%	24.9%	16.4%	South Asia
2010s	24.0%	11.3%	12.7%	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Jordan or South Asia?: Jordan, at 23.3% against 10.4% in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Jordan and South Asia?: 12.9%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Asia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Jordan ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 17th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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