Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Jordan
Jordan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 34.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Jordan, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Jordan recorded 34.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Jordan peaked at 48.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2023.
That places Jordan 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.3% | — |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 34.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 34.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 45.3% | 46.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 43.3% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 34.4% | 40.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More work & labour data for Jordan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1467 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7497 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,518 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 669.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,584 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,739 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,323 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Jordan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Jordan was 34.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Jordan ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).