How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa

56.4%

in 2019

Syria

66.4%

in 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

5th

Syria rank

8th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 66.4% against 56.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Syria ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68.2%	75.1%	6.9%	Syria
2000s	64.1%	66.5%	2.4%	Syria
2010s	57.9%	58.8%	0.9%	Syria

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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syria?: Syria, at 66.4% against 56.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?: 10.0%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Syria 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.