How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?

15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.

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.

Eritrea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Eritrea

32.0%

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

37.1%

in 2013

Eritrea rank

15th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

12th

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

Eritrea
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 37.1% against 32.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 15th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 12th of 134 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.2%	34.5%	8.7%	Eritrea
2000s	31.9%	18.3%	13.6%	Eritrea
2010s	20.3%	15.6%	4.7%	Eritrea

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, Eritrea or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 37.1% against 32.0% in Eritrea as of 2013.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?: 5.1%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2013.
How do Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Eritrea ranks 15th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 12th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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