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

102,202 girls, with Iraq ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2000.

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.

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

Iraq

381,552 girls

in 2007

Syrian Arab Republic

279,350 girls

in 2024

Iraq rank

18th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

21st

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Iraq
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 381,552 girls against 279,350 girls in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 102,202 girls.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 18th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 21st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	523,184 girls	222,617 girls	300,567 girls	Iraq
1980s	218,241 girls	143,373 girls	74,868 girls	Iraq
1990s	478,022 girls	122,714 girls	355,308 girls	Iraq
2000s	478,300 girls	122,811 girls	355,489 girls	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Iraq or Syrian Arab Republic?: Iraq, at 381,552 girls against 279,350 girls in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2007.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 102,202 girls, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2000.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Iraq ranks 18th 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.