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Adolescents in Jordan: education and learning

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Adolescents in Jordan: education and learning

21.07.2019 | Jordan

Country

Jordan

Capability domains

Education and learning

Audience type

Policy maker or donor, Researcher

Year of publication

2019

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Authors

Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Nicola Jones and Sarah Baird with Agnieszka Malachowska

The Jordanian government - together with international development partners - has made considerable strides in meeting the global commitment to ‘No Lost Generation’ and in scaling up educational opportunities for refugee populations. By converting hundreds of schools to run double-shifts, and hiring thousands of teachers, the Ministry of Education is providing formal schooling to over 130,000 Syrian children. Despite efforts, however, a large majority of (70%) Syrian adolescents are not attending secondary school. GAGE’s 2018 baseline findings, from research with host and refugee communities, highlight the fragility of adolescents’ high educational aspirations and underscores the need for significantly more support if Jordan is to deliver on its new National Youth Strategy’s goal of providing learning environments that are ‘safe, supportive and stimulating’.

Suggested citation

Presler-Marshall, E., Jones, N., Baird, S. and Malachoswka, A. (2019) 'Adolescents in Jordan: education and learning.' Policy Note. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence. (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/adolescents-in-jordan-education-and-learning/)