SDG: Northern America vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
SDG: Northern America
4.9%
in 2025
Syria
21.8%
in 2024
SDG: Northern America rank
29th
Syria rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- SDG: Northern America
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 21.8% against 4.9% in SDG: Northern America, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Syria's figure about 4.4 times SDG: Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
SDG: Northern America ranks 29th and Syria ranks 29th of 39 groups.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Northern America | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1.0% | Syria |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 9.7% | 7.8% | Syria |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 29.5% | 25.6% | 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: Northern America or Syria?
- Syria, at 21.8% against 4.9% in SDG: Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between SDG: Northern America and Syria?
- 16.9%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern America and Syria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG: Northern America and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 29th 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