Australia vs Syria: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Australia
2.27 million
in 2024
Syria
2.17 million
in 2024
Australia rank
65th
Syria rank
67th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Syria
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.27 million against 2.17 million in Syria, a difference of 97,860.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 65th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million 1.20 million 470,243 Australia
1980s 1.60 million 1.89 million 281,800 Syria
1990s 1.74 million 2.60 million 861,690 Syria
2000s 1.94 million 2.44 million 500,093 Syria
2010s 2.07 million 2.26 million 192,272 Syria
2020s 2.26 million 2.21 million 51,976 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Australia or Syria?
Australia, at 2.27 million against 2.17 million in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Australia and Syria?
97,860, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Syria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Australia and Syria rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 65th and Syria ranks 67th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.