Lower middle income vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Lower middle income
17.7%
in 2019
Syria
38.1%
in 2013
Lower middle income rank
12th
Syria rank
11th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Syria
0204060197119952019

How they compare

Syria currently reports 38.1% against 17.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 20.4%.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.2 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Syria ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 12th and Syria ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 37.0% 38.6% 1.6% Syria
2000s 31.0% 20.7% 10.3% Lower middle income
2010s 23.1% 16.5% 6.6% Lower middle income

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, Lower middle income or Syria?
Syria, at 38.1% against 17.7% in Lower middle income as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lower middle income and Syria?
20.4%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Syria?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Lower middle income and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Lower middle income ranks 12th and Syria ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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.