Adolescents out of school, female in Syria
Syria: Adolescents out of school, female was 48.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Syria stood at 48.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Syria peaked at 76.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2012.
That places Syria 11th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 76.5% | — |
| 1973 | 63.7% | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 61.0% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 57.6% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 55.8% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 54.7% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 53.4% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +274.4% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -2.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 48.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Syria's 48.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 6.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +274.4% | 12.2% | 45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 53.4% | 76.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.4% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 14.0% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 12.2% | 45.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.1% | 49.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Syria?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Syria was 48.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Syria ranks 11th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.