Syria vs Turkey: Share of children who have completed primary school
Syria
98.1%
in 2025
Turkey
98.0%
in 2025
Syria rank
78th
Turkey rank
80th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Syria
- Turkey
How they compare
Syria currently reports 98.1% against 98.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Syria ranks 78th and Turkey ranks 80th of 165 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.5% | 84.5% | 2.1% | Syria |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 85.4% | 5.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 88.4% | 5.8% | Syria |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.5% | 1.2% | Syria |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 0.2% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Syria or Turkey?
- Syria, at 98.1% against 98.0% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Syria and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Syria ranks 78th and Turkey ranks 80th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.