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
020406080197119952019

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

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.