Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan

Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 55.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
55.0%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
19th
of 132 countries
All-time high
58.2%
in 2017
All-time low
35.0%
in 2002
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan, 1999–2019

02040601999200920191999: 44.5 %2000: 39.8 %2002: 35 %2003: 37.1 %2004: 38.8 %2005: 38.7 %2006: 39.6 %2008: 38.6 %2010: 57.4 %2011: 57.8 %2012: 55.9 %2017: 58.2 %2018: 56.8 %2019: 55 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 55.0% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan peaked at 58.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2002.

That places Jordan 19th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Jordan, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 44.5%
2000 39.8% -10.6%
2002 35.0% -11.9%
2003 37.1% +5.9%
2004 38.8% +4.7%
2005 38.7% -0.4%
2006 39.6% +2.5%
2008 38.6% -2.5%
2010 57.4% +48.6%
2011 57.8% +0.7%
2012 55.9% -3.3%
2017 58.2% +4.1%
2018 56.8% -2.3%
2019 55.0% -3.2%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 55.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 6.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 55.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.4%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +48.6% 38.6% 57.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.5% 44.5% 44.5% 1
2000s 38.2% 35.0% 39.8% 7
2010s 56.9% 55.0% 58.2% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 16 Sierra Leone 58.1% compare
  2. 17 Guinea 56.6% compare
  3. 18 Cameroon 55.7% compare
  4. 20 Kenya 53.7% compare
  5. 21 Mali 53.5% compare
  6. 22 Uzbekistan 53.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan was 55.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2002.
How does Jordan rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Jordan ranks 19th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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