Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria
Syria: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 7.42 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria is 7.42 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria peaked at 12.26 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.42 years, in 2020.
That places Syria 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.29 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.17 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.07 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.93 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.72 years | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 9.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 10.47 years | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 10.86 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 11.34 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 11.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.89 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.26 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4 years | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.01 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.81 years | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.62 years | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.55 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.48 years | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.42 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.42 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.42 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 9.72 years | 10.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 years | 10.01 years | 11.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 years | 7.48 years | 12.26 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.42 years | 7.42 years | 7.42 years | 4 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Syria was 7.42 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.26 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.42 years in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Syria ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.