Jordan vs North America: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Jordan
- North America
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 29.4% against 11.8% in North America, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 2.5 times North America's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 12th and North America ranks 14th of 124 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 10.9% | 26.0% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 12.2% | 19.7% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Jordan or North America?
- Jordan, at 29.4% against 11.8% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Jordan and North America?
- 17.6%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and North America?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and North America rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Jordan ranks 12th and North America ranks 14th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).