Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 94.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
94.42
World rank
60th
of 128 countries
All-time high
94.42
in 2021
All-time low
27.5
in 1950
Years of data
5
1950–2021
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Syrian Arab Republic, 1950–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 94.42. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 94.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 1950.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 60th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 55.65 | 55.65 | 55.65 | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.87 | 80.84 | 82.89 | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.42 | 94.42 | 94.42 | 1 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Syrian Arab Republic was 94.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.42 in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 1950.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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