How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Asia vs Syria: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

South Asia

48.38 million number

in 2019

Syria

1.13 million number

in 2013

South Asia rank

9th

Syria rank

7th

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

South Asia
Syria

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 48.38 million number against 1.13 million number in Syria, a difference of 47.26 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 43.0 times Syria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 9th and Syria ranks 7th of 45 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.75 million number	652,356 number	67.10 million number	South Asia
2000s	64.92 million number	590,104 number	64.33 million number	South Asia
2010s	57.17 million number	652,260 number	56.52 million number	South Asia

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, South Asia or Syria?: South Asia, at 48.38 million number against 1.13 million number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between South Asia and Syria?: 47.26 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Syria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do South Asia and Syria rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: South Asia ranks 9th and Syria ranks 7th 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/