Arab World vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Arab World
17.3%
in 2019
Syrian Arab Republic
34.2%
in 2013
Arab World rank
10th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
8th

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

  • Arab World
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 34.2% against 17.3% in Arab World, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 2.0 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Arab World ranks 10th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 48.2% 41.3% 6.9% Arab World
1990s 30.8% 18.5% 12.3% Arab World
2000s 24.1% 11.6% 12.4% Arab World
2010s 19.0% 13.4% 5.5% Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Arab World or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 34.2% against 17.3% in Arab World as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Arab World and Syrian Arab Republic?
16.9%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Syrian Arab Republic?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Arab World and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Arab World ranks 10th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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