SDG: South-eastern Asia vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
SDG: South-eastern Asia
4.5%
in 2025
Syria
21.8%
in 2024
SDG: South-eastern Asia rank
31st
Syria rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 21.8% against 4.5% in SDG: South-eastern Asia, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Syria's figure about 4.8 times SDG: South-eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was SDG: South-eastern Asia ahead.
SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 31st and Syria ranks 29th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, SDG: South-eastern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: South-eastern Asia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 2.8% | 6.6% | SDG: South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 9.7% | 4.2% | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 29.5% | 25.3% | 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: South-eastern Asia or Syria?
- Syria, at 21.8% against 4.5% in SDG: 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: South-eastern Asia and Syria?
- 17.3%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: South-eastern Asia and Syria?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do SDG: South-eastern Asia and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 31st 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