Jordan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Jordan
48.1%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
31.2%
in 2019
Jordan rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time

  • Jordan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0204060199920092019

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 48.1% against 31.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 142 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 44.5% 38.6% 5.9% Jordan
2000s 35.9% 34.8% 1.2% Jordan
2010s 43.8% 31.7% 12.1% 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, male, Jordan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Jordan, at 48.1% against 31.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16.9%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Jordan ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.