Jordan - 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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation