MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, secondary education, male

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
89.62 million
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
1.80 million
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
48th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
49th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 89.62 million against 1.80 million in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 87.83 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 49.9 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 49th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 23.53 million 531,918 23.00 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 31.12 million 768,594 30.35 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 40.92 million 1.08 million 39.85 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 53.46 million 1.70 million 51.76 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 69.33 million 1.68 million 67.64 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 85.84 million 1.71 million 84.14 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 89.62 million against 1.80 million in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
87.83 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 49th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release