Kenya vs Syria: Children out of school, primary

Kenya
468,923
in 2023
Syria
581,845
in 2024
Kenya rank
23rd
Syria rank
20th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Kenya
  • Syria
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 581,845 against 468,923 in Kenya, a difference of 112,922.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 20th of 197 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 1.96 million 162,342 1.80 million Kenya
2000s 989,257 69,140 920,116 Kenya
2010s 1.25 million 20,365 1.23 million Kenya
2020s 2.06 million 928,040 1.13 million Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Kenya or Syria?
Syria, at 581,845 against 468,923 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Kenya and Syria?
112,922, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syria?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Syria rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Kenya ranks 23rd and Syria 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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About this data

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

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