SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
33.8%
in 2025
Syria
54.0%
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
6th
Syria rank
9th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 54.0% against 33.8% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.6 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th and Syria ranks 9th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 21.2% | 14.3% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 18.6% | 11.6% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 53.1% | 18.8% | 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, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Syria?
- Syria, at 54.0% against 33.8% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syria?
- 20.2%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 6th and Syria ranks 9th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release