Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Jordan
Jordan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 29.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Jordan, 2017–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Jordan stood at 29.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
That places Jordan 12th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.1% | — |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -2.8% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 29.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 29.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.2%, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 36.0% | 38.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 29.4% | 35.4% | 5 |
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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, total in Jordan?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Jordan was 29.4% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Jordan ranks 12th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). 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).