Egypt vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 63.3% against 59.8% in Syria, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 13th and Syria ranks 15th of 132 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3% | 51.7% | 34.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 45.6% | 39.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 39.9% | 23.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 63.3% against 59.8% in Syria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Egypt and Syria?
- 3.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Syria ranks 15th of 132 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/