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.