Jordan: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Over five years it is up 59.76% from 7,703 in 2019 (9.82% a year on average, compounded). Since 1972 it is down 32.92% from 18,346 in 1972 (0.76% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 22 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Jordan's children out of school, primary, male fell 31.8% on 2023 (from 18,039 to 12,306).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was +8.3% and a typical year strayed about 46.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 122.2% in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 64.2% in 1974. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Jordan had the 32nd highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Jordan in the 2024 ranking

• Solomon Islands — 29th of 72: 18,392
• Spain — 30th of 72: 16,814
• Israel — 31st of 72: 15,104
• Puerto Rico (US) — 33rd of 72: 12,040
• Oman — 34th of 72: 11,567
• Comoros — 35th of 72: 11,077

What this measures

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

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 31 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Algeria — 65,258 (2022)
• Bahrain — 3,489 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 289,060 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 91,080 (2020)
• Israel — 15,104 (2024)
• Kuwait — 18,443 (2016)
• Lebanon — 75,674 (2024)
• Morocco — 71,553 (2019)
• Oman — 11,567 (2024)
• Qatar — 5,331 (2024)
• Syrian Arab Republic

More education data for Jordan

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.12 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.55% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 98.76% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.35% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 26.6% (2021)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 26.81% (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Jordan's children out of school, primary, male?

12,306 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 32.92% from 18,346 in 1972 (0.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 67,946 in 2000 and the lowest 3,602 in 1974.

How does Jordan rank?

32nd highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Jordan?

In 2024, Jordan's children out of school, primary, male fell 31.8% on 2023 (from 18,039 to 12,306). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was +8.3% and a typical year strayed about 46.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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