Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Jordan

Share of children out of school in Jordan in 2024 — 1.89%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 120. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 15.73 pp.

2024 1.89% −0.85 pp vs 2023
World rank 41of 120
Period maximum 17.61%1972
Period minimum 1.58%2020

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Jordan, 1972–20240510152019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 17.61%1973: 11.94%1974: 7.71%1975: 5.33%1976: 4.7%1977: 4.2%1978: 3.37%1979: 2.97%1980: 3.96%1981: 5.01%1982: 5.09%1983: 8.34%1984: 9.62%1985: 10.24%1999: 14.91%2000: 15.77%2002: 9.65%2003: 7.95%2004: 6.78%2005: 6.72%2006: 7.29%2007: 8.88%2008: 11.22%2010: 11.55%2011: 10.75%2012: 10.3%2013: 6.86%2016: 3.69%2017: 2.12%2018: 1.69%2019: 1.7%2020: 1.58%2021: 2.55%2022: 1.89%2023: 2.73%2024: 1.89%
Change over the period: −15.73 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan 1.89%
Western Asia computed 7.34%
Share of children out of school — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.89 −0.85 pp
2023 2.73 +0.85 pp
2022 1.89 −0.66 pp
2021 2.55 +0.97 pp
2020 1.58 −0.12 pp
2019 1.7 +0.01 pp
2018 1.69 −0.43 pp
2017 2.12 −1.57 pp
2016 3.69
2013 6.86 −3.44 pp
2012 10.3 −0.45 pp
2011 10.75 −0.8 pp
2010 11.55
2008 11.22 +2.34 pp
2007 8.88 +1.59 pp
2006 7.29 +0.58 pp
2005 6.72 −0.07 pp
2004 6.78 −1.17 pp
2003 7.95 −1.7 pp
2002 9.65
2000 15.77 +0.86 pp
1999 14.91
1985 10.24 +0.62 pp
1984 9.62 +1.28 pp
1983 8.34 +3.25 pp
1982 5.09 +0.09 pp
1981 5.01 +1.05 pp
1980 3.96 +0.98 pp
1979 2.97 −0.4 pp
1978 3.37 −0.82 pp
1977 4.2 −0.51 pp
1976 4.7 −0.62 pp
1975 5.33 −2.38 pp
1974 7.71 −4.23 pp
1973 11.94 −5.67 pp
1972 17.61

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.