Nigeria vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Nigeria
22.4%
in 2025
Syria
21.7%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
29th
Syria rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Nigeria
- Syria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 22.4% against 21.7% in Syria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 29th and Syria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 2.8% | 27.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 20.2% | 8.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 28.9% | 4.4% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Nigeria or Syria?
- Nigeria, at 22.4% against 21.7% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Nigeria and Syria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 29th and Syria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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