SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
4.0%
in 2025
Syria
21.8%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
32nd
Syria rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 21.8% against 4.0% in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Syria's figure about 5.5 times SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 29th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 9.7% | 6.4% | Syria |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 29.5% | 25.5% | 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, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia or Syria?
- Syria, at 21.8% against 4.0% in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Syria?
- 17.8%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Syria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 32nd and Syria ranks 29th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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