Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Sierra Leone or Syria?

Sierra Leone, at 874,177 number against 803,207 number in Syria as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Sierra Leone and Syria?

70,970 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?

23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Syria: Enrolment in primary education, male

Sierra Leone

874,177 number

in 2019

Syria

803,207 number

in 2013

Sierra Leone rank

71st

Syria rank

73rd

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Sierra Leone
Syria

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 874,177 number against 803,207 number in Syria, a difference of 70,970 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 71st and Syria ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	115,772 number	713,146 number	597,374 number	Syria
1980s	215,827 number	1.01 million number	797,402 number	Syria
1990s	223,460 number	1.29 million number	1.06 million number	Syria
2000s	276,280 number	1.48 million number	1.21 million number	Syria
2010s	629,567 number	1.14 million number	515,062 number	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Sierra Leone or Syria?: Sierra Leone, at 874,177 number against 803,207 number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Sierra Leone and Syria?: 70,970 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Sierra Leone ranks 71st and Syria ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.