Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Syria: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
102.38 million number
in 2019
Syria
2.23 million number
in 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th
Syria rank
9th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Syria
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 102.38 million number against 2.23 million number in Syria, a difference of 100.15 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 45.8 times Syria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Syria ranks 9th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 96.06 million number 1.42 million number 94.64 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 90.74 million number 1.23 million number 89.52 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 89.01 million number 1.31 million number 87.70 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Syria?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 102.38 million number against 2.23 million number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Syria?
100.15 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Syria?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Syria ranks 9th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/