Lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria
Syria: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 46.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria is 46.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria peaked at 69.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1971.
Syria ranks 161st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.9% | — |
| 1972 | 21.3% | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 28.7% | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 30.0% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 31.7% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 44.4% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 41.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 17.9% | 31.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 34.1% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 41.0% | 46.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 45.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 50.0% | 69.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 45.7% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Syria was 46.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Syria ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.