Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
5.7%
in 2019
Suriname
14.9%
in 2015
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Suriname rank
22nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 14.9% against 5.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 9.2%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 14.9% 8.0% 6.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 7.5% 18.4% 11.0% Suriname
2010s 6.8% 16.0% 9.2% Suriname

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Suriname?
Suriname, at 14.9% against 5.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Suriname?
9.2%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Suriname?
9 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Suriname ranks 22nd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 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/