Guatemala vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Guatemala
35.3%
in 2018
Syria
39.2%
in 2013
Guatemala rank
17th
Syria rank
15th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 39.2% against 35.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 17th and Syria ranks 15th of 134 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 74.6% 61.0% 13.6% Guatemala
1990s 54.4% 42.9% 11.6% Guatemala
2000s 40.5% 29.4% 11.1% Guatemala
2010s 27.9% 17.5% 10.4% Guatemala

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, Guatemala or Syria?
Syria, at 39.2% against 35.3% in Guatemala as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guatemala and Syria?
3.9%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Syria?
11 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Guatemala and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Guatemala ranks 17th and Syria ranks 15th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.