Jordan - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Jordan was 281,509 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 309,021 in 2016 and a minimum value of 10,112 in 1978.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 39,432
1973 24,122
1974 17,536
1975 16,912
1976 15,225
1977 12,830
1978 10,112
1979 12,449
1980 35,883
1981 47,340
1982 50,634
1983 65,375
1984 68,472
1985 65,955
1999 71,476
2000 66,570
2002 54,220
2003 45,090
2004 43,904
2005 52,733
2006 68,605
2007 93,344
2008 121,508
2010 192,312
2011 227,861
2012 272,581
2013 293,678
2016 309,021
2017 271,105
2018 264,821
2019 261,790
2020 281,509

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Jordan was 142,039 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 156,042 in 2016 and a minimum value of 9,555 in 1979.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 27,917
1973 20,826
1978 9,598
1979 9,555
1980 17,604
1981 21,362
1982 23,300
1983 28,499
1984 29,868
1985 25,803
1999 31,837
2000 29,180
2002 23,513
2003 18,333
2004 16,507
2005 22,221
2006 28,915
2007 41,729
2008 57,265
2010 97,823
2011 116,596
2012 140,392
2013 149,467
2016 156,042
2017 137,657
2018 135,554
2019 133,650
2020 142,039

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Jordan was 20.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 25.85 in 2013, while its lowest value was 4.16 in 2004.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 19.38
1973 13.74
1978 5.13
1979 4.87
1980 8.56
1981 9.94
1982 10.45
1983 12.36
1984 12.57
1985 10.58
1999 8.72
2000 7.85
2002 6.11
2003 4.69
2004 4.16
2005 5.49
2006 6.99
2007 9.75
2008 12.84
2010 19.90
2011 22.51
2012 25.65
2013 25.85
2016 23.63
2017 20.33
2018 19.72
2019 19.32
2020 20.58

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Jordan was 139,470.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 152,979.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 514.00 in 1978.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 11,515.00
1973 3,296.00
1978 514.00
1979 2,894.00
1980 18,279.00
1981 25,978.00
1982 27,334.00
1983 36,876.00
1984 38,604.00
1985 40,152.00
1999 39,639.00
2000 37,390.00
2002 30,707.00
2003 26,757.00
2004 27,397.00
2005 30,512.00
2006 39,690.00
2007 51,615.00
2008 64,243.00
2010 94,489.00
2011 111,265.00
2012 132,189.00
2013 144,211.00
2016 152,979.00
2017 133,448.00
2018 129,267.00
2019 128,140.00
2020 139,470.00

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Jordan was 19.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 24.30 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.25 in 1978.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 7.43
1973 2.03
1978 0.25
1979 1.34
1980 8.05
1981 10.89
1982 10.98
1983 14.31
1984 14.56
1985 14.83
1999 10.24
2000 9.50
2002 7.56
2003 6.49
2004 6.54
2005 7.16
2006 9.12
2007 11.49
2008 13.78
2010 18.56
2011 20.82
2012 23.47
2013 24.30
2016 22.64
2017 19.25
2018 18.34
2019 18.03
2020 19.61

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Jordan was 20.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 25.06 in 2013, while its lowest value was 2.59 in 1978.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1972 13.19
1973 7.68
1974 5.36
1975 4.97
1976 4.32
1977 3.46
1978 2.59
1979 3.03
1980 8.29
1981 10.44
1982 10.73
1983 13.39
1984 13.62
1985 12.82
1999 9.50
2000 8.70
2002 6.85
2003 5.62
2004 5.38
2005 6.35
2006 8.08
2007 10.64
2008 13.32
2010 19.22
2011 21.65
2012 24.55
2013 25.06
2016 23.13
2017 19.79
2018 19.02
2019 18.67
2020 20.08

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation