MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
81.56 million
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
1.36 million
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
63rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
60th

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019972024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 81.56 million against 1.36 million in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 80.20 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 60.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 60th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 7.05 million 458,130 6.59 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 13.56 million 772,769 12.79 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 19.27 million 943,250 18.32 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 32.96 million 2.04 million 30.92 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 51.55 million 2.57 million 48.98 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 77.29 million 1.31 million 75.98 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 81.56 million against 1.36 million in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
80.20 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 63rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 60th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
440 places, 20,511 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 733 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.