Syria vs World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Syria
39.2%
in 2013
World
15.4%
in 2019
Syria rank
15th
World rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Syria
- World
How they compare
Syria currently reports 39.2% against 15.4% in World, a difference of 23.8%.
That makes Syria's figure about 2.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 15th and World ranks 17th of 134 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 28.9% | 13.9% | Syria |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 0.2% | Syria |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 0.2% | Syria |
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, Syria or World?
- Syria, at 39.2% against 15.4% in World as of 2013.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Syria and World?
- 23.8%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and World?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
- How do Syria and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Syria ranks 15th and World ranks 17th 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
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.