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

39,440, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

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

Syrian Arab Republic vs Zambia: Children out of school, primary, male

Syrian Arab Republic

302,495

in 2024

Zambia

263,055

in 2017

Syrian Arab Republic rank

23rd

Zambia rank

25th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Zambia

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 302,495 against 263,055 in Zambia, a difference of 39,440.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Zambia ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 25th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Syrian Arab Republic averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	31,697	92,315	60,618	Zambia
1980s	51,055	114,051	62,996	Zambia
1990s	36,396	253,298	216,902	Zambia
2000s	46,921	297,661	250,740	Zambia
2010s	386,237	133,805	252,432	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Syrian Arab Republic or Zambia?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 302,495 against 263,055 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia?: 39,440, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 25th 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, male. 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, male
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,680 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.