NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan
Jordan: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 30.94 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan is 30.94, measured in 2027.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan peaked at 38.06 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.23, in 2023.
Jordan ranks 25th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.35 | — |
| 2006 | 35.29 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 35.08 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.71 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.97 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 35.4 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 35.75 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.65 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 35.24 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.21 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.23 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 37.53 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 38.06 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 36.52 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.38 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 32.85 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 30.23 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 30.41 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.59 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 30.77 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 30.94 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.08 | 34.71 | 35.35 | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.06 | 34.65 | 38.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.58 | 30.23 | 35.38 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Jordan was 30.94 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.06 in 2017.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.23 in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Jordan ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.