Guinea vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Guinea
56.6%
in 2016
Syria
59.8%
in 2013
Guinea rank
17th
Syria rank
15th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Guinea
  • Syria
20406080199920072016

How they compare

Syria currently reports 59.8% against 56.6% in Guinea, a difference of 3.2%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 17th and Syria ranks 15th of 132 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 81.7% 37.3% 44.4% Guinea
2010s 68.3% 49.8% 18.5% Guinea

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, Guinea or Syria?
Syria, at 59.8% against 56.6% in Guinea as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Guinea and Syria?
3.2%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Syria?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2013.
How do Guinea and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Guinea ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/