What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?

30,253 girls, with Burundi ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Syrian Arab Republic: Girls and boys who are out of school

Burundi

309,603 girls

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

279,350 girls

in 2024

Burundi rank

20th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

21st

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Burundi
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 309,603 girls against 279,350 girls in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 30,253 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 20th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	269,698 girls	222,892 girls	46,806 girls	Burundi
1980s	282,946 girls	158,405 girls	124,541 girls	Burundi
2000s	335,459 girls	114,809 girls	220,650 girls	Burundi
2010s	96,360 girls	380,662 girls	284,302 girls	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	218,096 girls	543,555 girls	325,459 girls	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Burundi or Syrian Arab Republic?: Burundi, at 309,603 girls against 279,350 girls in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?: 30,253 girls, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do Burundi and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Burundi ranks 20th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.