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

Syrian Arab Republic, at 581,845 against 559,709 in Egypt as of 2024.

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

22,136, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

22 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. 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

Egypt

559,709

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

581,845

in 2024

Egypt rank

21st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

20th

Children out of school, primary over time

Egypt
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 581,845 against 559,709 in Egypt, a difference of 22,136.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 21st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.98 million	283,388	1.70 million	Egypt
1990s	1.42 million	145,942	1.27 million	Egypt
2000s	1.43 million	73,928	1.36 million	Egypt
2010s	1.62 million	21,893	1.60 million	Egypt
2020s	595,784	887,332	291,548	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 581,845 against 559,709 in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22,136, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Egypt ranks 21st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 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.