What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Madagascar and Syrian Arab Republic?

131,910 number, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population of compulsory school age, male

Madagascar

1.75 million number

in 2019

Syrian Arab Republic

1.62 million number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

59th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

62nd

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Madagascar
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.75 million number against 1.62 million number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 131,910 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

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

Madagascar ranks 59th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.03 million number	1.31 million number	280,875 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	1.27 million number	1.96 million number	687,978 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	1.61 million number	1.96 million number	347,678 number	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Madagascar or Syrian Arab Republic?: Madagascar, at 1.75 million number against 1.62 million number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Madagascar and Syrian Arab Republic?: 131,910 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Madagascar ranks 59th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.