Jordan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Jordan
45.9%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
21.5%
in 2019
Jordan rank
25th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Jordan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 45.9% against 21.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 24.4%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 147 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 32.1% | 8.0% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 29.8% | 4.7% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 23.2% | 17.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Jordan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Jordan, at 45.9% against 21.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Jordan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 24.4%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Jordan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Jordan ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.