What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Syria?

33.23 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?

23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

33.92 million number

in 2019

Syria

693,609 number

in 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

8th

Syria rank

10th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Syria

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 33.92 million number against 693,609 number in Syria, a difference of 33.23 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 48.9 times Syria's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Syria ranks 10th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23.66 million number	383,097 number	23.27 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s	37.13 million number	343,792 number	36.78 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	33.21 million number	226,614 number	32.98 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	30.65 million number	279,778 number	30.37 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Syria?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 33.92 million number against 693,609 number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Syria?: 33.23 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?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Syria ranks 10th 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/