Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Sub-Saharan Africa
63.48 million number
in 2019
Syrian Arab Republic
1.38 million number
in 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
8th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 63.48 million number against 1.38 million number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 62.10 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 46.0 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 43.63 million number 458,134 number 43.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 67.89 million number 561,586 number 67.33 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 60.21 million number 388,363 number 59.82 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 56.39 million number 530,568 number 55.86 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 63.48 million number against 1.38 million number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
62.10 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/