Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Jordan

Jordan: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 115.4%
World rank
10th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Jordan, 2000–2016

0.050.10.150.22000200820162000: 0.076 % of male youth population2001: 0.086 % of male youth population2002: 0.044 % of male youth population2003: 0.089 % of male youth population2004: 0.066 % of male youth population2005: 0.082 % of male youth population2006: 0.04 % of male youth population2007: 0.079 % of male youth population2008: 0.038 % of male youth population2009: 0.072 % of male youth population2010: 0.059 % of male youth population2011: 0.084 % of male youth population2012: 0.085 % of male youth population2013: 0.092 % of male youth population2014: 0.1 % of male youth population2016: 0.216 % of male youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth population.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.2% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 115.4% on the previous year and up 434.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Jordan peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.

That places Jordan 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population) in Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of male youth population Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +12.5%
2002 0.0% -49.2%
2003 0.1% +104.0%
2004 0.1% -26.1%
2005 0.1% +25.2%
2006 0.0% -50.8%
2007 0.1% +96.2%
2008 0.0% -52.1%
2009 0.1% +90.4%
2010 0.1% -19.0%
2011 0.1% +44.0%
2012 0.1% +0.2%
2013 0.1% +8.7%
2014 0.1% +9.2%
2016 0.2% +115.4%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 7 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  2. 8 Djibouti 0.3% compare
  3. 9 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 11 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  5. 12 South Africa 0.2% compare
  6. 13 Italy 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Jordan?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Jordan was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
How does Jordan rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male?
Jordan ranks 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 434.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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