Eritrea vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Eritrea
45.1%
in 2022
Syria
42.9%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
8th
Syria rank
9th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Eritrea
- Syria
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 45.1% against 42.9% in Syria, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 8th and Syria ranks 9th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 32.5% | 13.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 27.1% | 16.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 26.9% | 20.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 46.6% | 1.6% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Eritrea or Syria?
- Eritrea, at 45.1% against 42.9% in Syria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Eritrea and Syria?
- 2.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syria?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Eritrea ranks 8th and Syria ranks 9th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper 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
February 2026 Data Release