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

Syrian Arab Republic, at 279,350 girls against 270,649 girls in Egypt as of 2024.

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

8,701 girls, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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.

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

Egypt

270,649 girls

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

279,350 girls

in 2024

Egypt rank

22nd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

21st

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Egypt
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 279,350 girls against 270,649 girls in Egypt, a difference of 8,701 girls.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 22nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.34 million girls	234,495 girls	1.11 million girls	Egypt
1990s	830,783 girls	130,035 girls	700,748 girls	Egypt
2000s	717,450 girls	114,809 girls	602,641 girls	Egypt
2020s	283,748 girls	428,977 girls	145,229 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, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 279,350 girls against 270,649 girls in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 8,701 girls, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Egypt ranks 22nd 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.