Gambia vs Syria: Children out of school, male
Gambia
23.5%
in 2025
Syria
22.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
24th
Syria rank
27th
Children out of school, male over time
- Gambia
- Syria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 23.5% against 22.1% in Syria, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 24th and Syria ranks 27th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 5.0% | 63.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 6.3% | 34.5% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 3.1% | 38.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 3.3% | 37.8% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 35.3% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 29.7% | 5.5% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children out of school, male, Gambia or Syria?
- Gambia, at 23.5% against 22.1% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in children out of school, male between Gambia and Syria?
- 1.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Syria?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Syria rank globally for children out of school, male?
- Gambia ranks 24th and Syria ranks 27th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.