Inequality in education in Syria
Syria: Inequality in education was 0.3149 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
0.3149
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.3149
in 2010
All-time low
0.3149
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2015
Inequality in education in Syria, 2010–2015
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, inequality in education in Syria stood at 0.3149. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Syria ranks 43rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 inequality in education in Syria?
- Inequality in education in Syria was 0.3149 in 2015, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3149 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3149 in 2010.
- How does Syria rank for inequality in education?
- Syria ranks 43rd out of 184 countries with data for 2015.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.