Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 279,350 against 270,649 in Egypt as of 2024.

What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?

8,701, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?

12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Syrian Arab Republic: Children out of school, primary, female

Egypt

270,649

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

279,350

in 2024

Egypt rank

22nd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

21st

Children out of school, primary, female over time

Egypt
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 279,350 against 270,649 in Egypt, a difference of 8,701.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.34 million	234,495	1.11 million	Egypt
1990s	830,783	130,035	700,748	Egypt
2000s	717,450	114,809	602,641	Egypt
2020s	283,748	428,977	145,229	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 279,350 against 270,649 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 8,701, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?: Egypt ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary, female
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.