What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Madagascar and Syria?

296,500 number, with Madagascar ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Syria: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Madagascar

3.47 million number

in 2019

Syria

3.17 million number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

59th

Syria rank

62nd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Madagascar
Syria

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.47 million number against 3.17 million number in Syria, a difference of 296,500 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 59th and Syria ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.07 million number	2.58 million number	509,170 number	Syria
2000s	2.54 million number	3.81 million number	1.27 million number	Syria
2010s	3.21 million number	3.83 million number	625,648 number	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Madagascar or Syria?: Madagascar, at 3.47 million number against 3.17 million number in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Madagascar and Syria?: 296,500 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Syria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Syria rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Madagascar ranks 59th and Syria ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.