Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Syria: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.01 million number
in 2019
Syria
305,034 number
in 2013
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th
Syria rank
18th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Syria
02.0M4.0M6.0M199820082019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 5.01 million number against 305,034 number in Syria, a difference of 4.70 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 16.4 times Syria's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Syria ranks 18th of 42 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 5.67 million number 235,937 number 5.43 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 5.30 million number 202,868 number 5.10 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 4.73 million number 251,917 number 4.48 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Syria?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 5.01 million number against 305,034 number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria?
4.70 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Syria rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Syria ranks 18th of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/