Gambia vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
Gambia
22.0%
in 2025
Syria
21.9%
in 2025
Gambia rank
29th
Syria rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- Gambia
- Syria
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 22.0% against 21.9% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 29th and Syria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 2.2% | 38.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 20.1% | 12.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 29.1% | 5.5% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled), Gambia or Syria?
- Gambia, at 22.0% against 21.9% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between Gambia and Syria?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- Gambia ranks 29th and Syria ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release