Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Syria
Syria: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7609 index in 2009. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Syria, 1970–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.7609 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2009.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Syria peaked at 0.7805 index in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2612 index, in 1970.
Syria ranks 107th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Syria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2612 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.7805 index | +198.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7353 index | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7473 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7609 index | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2612 index | 0.2612 index | 0.2612 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.756 index | 0.7353 index | 0.7805 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Duration of pre primary education, 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % 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), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Syria?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in Syria was 0.7609 index in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7805 index in 2002.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2612 index in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- Syria ranks 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2009.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.