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
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jordan, 1999–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +48.6% | 38.6% | 57.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
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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About this data
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/