Eritrea vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Eritrea
36.1%
in 2018
Syria
38.1%
in 2013
Eritrea rank
14th
Syria rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Eritrea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 38.1% against 36.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 14th and Syria ranks 11th of 150 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 38.6% | 9.6% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 20.7% | 18.9% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 16.5% | 11.2% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Eritrea or Syria?
- Syria, at 38.1% against 36.1% in Eritrea as of 2013.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Syria?
- 2.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
- How do Eritrea and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 14th and Syria ranks 11th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.