Lower secondary completion rate, total in Syria
Syria: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 42.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Syria is 42.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Syria peaked at 67.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1971.
That places Syria 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.3% | — |
| 1972 | 37.0% | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 43.8% | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 39.7% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 41.9% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 43.5% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 46.1% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 51.9% | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 52.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.6% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 47.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 31.3% | 43.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 43.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.2% | 48.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 46.7% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 49.8% | 67.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 42.5% | 45.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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 pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Syria?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Syria was 42.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Syria ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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, total (% 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.