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Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Sub-Saharan Africa
28.7%
in 2019
Syria
40.5%
in 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Syria rank
5th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Syria
102030405060197019942019

How they compare

Syria currently reports 40.5% against 28.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Syria ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 44.6% 25.9% 18.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 36.5% 21.7% 14.8% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 30.0% 22.6% 7.4% Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syria?
Syria, at 40.5% against 28.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?
11.8%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Syria ranks 5th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/