What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria?

28.81 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Syria: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

29.67 million number

in 2019

Syria

858,211 number

in 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

8th

Syria rank

10th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Syria

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 29.67 million number against 858,211 number in Syria, a difference of 28.81 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 34.6 times Syria's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and Syria ranks 10th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.22 million number	473,081 number	22.75 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	23.85 million number	355,385 number	23.50 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	24.77 million number	384,319 number	24.39 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Syria?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 29.67 million number against 858,211 number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria?: 28.81 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syria rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and Syria ranks 10th of 45 groups.
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.