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)
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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.