How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Syrian Arab Republic?

16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

IDA only

54.6%

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

66.4%

in 2013

IDA only rank

8th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

8th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

IDA only
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 66.4% against 54.6% in IDA only, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

IDA only ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	72.0%	75.1%	3.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	67.5%	66.5%	1.0%	IDA only
2010s	60.0%	58.8%	1.2%	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, IDA only or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 66.4% against 54.6% in IDA only as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between IDA only and Syrian Arab Republic?: 11.8%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Syrian Arab Republic?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do IDA only and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: IDA only ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.