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

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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Arab World

15.7%

in 2019

Jordan

22.8%

in 2019

Arab World rank

10th

Jordan rank

13th

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

Arab World
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 22.8% against 15.7% in Arab World, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.5 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 10th and Jordan ranks 13th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.7%	11.9%	12.8%	Arab World
2000s	20.7%	9.5%	11.1%	Arab World
2010s	16.5%	23.4%	6.9%	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, Arab World or Jordan?: Jordan, at 22.8% against 15.7% in Arab World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Arab World and Jordan?: 7.1%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Jordan?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Arab World ranks 10th and Jordan ranks 13th of 43 groups.
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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/