Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Syria
Syria: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 53.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Syria, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 53.5% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Syria peaked at 66.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2006.
That places Syria 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 27.2% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 41.9% | 66.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 53.5% | 64.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 144,621 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Syria?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Syria was 53.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Syria ranks 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.