Lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria
Syria: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 38.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria stood at 38.9%. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria peaked at 65.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2024.
Syria ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.0% | — |
| 1972 | 51.9% | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 64.7% | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 54.4% | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 53.2% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 51.1% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 54.7% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 53.3% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 59.7% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 58.5% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 49.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 48.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 58.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.4% | 44.0% | 64.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 56.5% | 52.6% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 48.1% | 53.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 47.8% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 49.5% | 65.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 38.9% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.043 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.045 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Syria was 38.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Syria ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% 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.