ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Jordan
The ILO estimates that 30.6% of young people in Jordan were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Jordan, 2025
30.6%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
26th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Jordan over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.6% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 30.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.2%, the figure has changed by −5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Jordan has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Jordan
All statistics for Jordan
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
38.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.5%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
88.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
64.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
1.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
2.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS