Sub-Saharan Africa vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Sub-Saharan Africa
53.1%
in 2019
Syria
66.5%
in 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Syria rank
7th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 66.5% against 53.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Syria ranks 7th 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 | 63.5% | 74.4% | 10.8% | Syria |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 66.2% | 6.6% | Syria |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 59.2% | 5.2% | 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, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Syria?
- Syria, at 66.5% against 53.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2013.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Syria?
- 13.4%, 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, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th and Syria ranks 7th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.