How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?

16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syria: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Sub-Saharan Africa

68.59 million number

in 2019

Syria

1.71 million number

in 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Syria rank

9th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Syria

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 68.59 million number against 1.71 million number in Syria, a difference of 66.88 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 40.1 times Syria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Syria ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.43 million number	1.33 million number	50.10 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	54.41 million number	1.19 million number	53.22 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	57.42 million number	1.16 million number	56.26 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syria?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 68.59 million number against 1.71 million number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?: 66.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Syria ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/