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
020406080199820082019

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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.