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
0204060197119942018

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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.