What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Philippines and Syrian Arab Republic?

39,121 number, with Philippines ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

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

Philippines vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Philippines

897,332 number

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

858,211 number

in 2013

Philippines rank

8th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

10th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Philippines
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 897,332 number against 858,211 number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 39,121 number.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	956,762 number	214,631 number	742,131 number	Philippines
1990s	1.37 million number	473,081 number	892,384 number	Philippines
2000s	487,223 number	340,929 number	146,294 number	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Philippines or Syrian Arab Republic?: Philippines, at 897,332 number against 858,211 number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Philippines and Syrian Arab Republic?: 39,121 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Syrian Arab Republic?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2009.
How do Philippines and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Philippines ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.