Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 279,350 girls against 251,398 girls in Cameroon as of 2024.

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

27,952 girls, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1990.

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.

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

Cameroon

251,398 girls

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

279,350 girls

in 2024

Cameroon rank

24th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

21st

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Cameroon
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 279,350 girls against 251,398 girls in Cameroon, a difference of 27,952 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 180 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	234,743 girls	223,270 girls	11,473 girls	Cameroon
1980s	262,952 girls	150,576 girls	112,376 girls	Cameroon
1990s	296,144 girls	86,884 girls	209,260 girls	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Cameroon or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 279,350 girls against 251,398 girls in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 27,952 girls, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1990.
How do Cameroon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Cameroon ranks 24th 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.