Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Syria
Syria: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 3 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 73 countries
All-time high
3
in 1970
All-time low
3
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Syria, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Syria recorded 3 for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Syria peaked at 3 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1970.
That places Syria 17th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 | — |
| 1971 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 17 Bahrain 3 compare
- 17 Romania 3 compare
- 17 Finland 3 compare
- 17 Latvia 3 compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 17 Tajikistan 3 compare
- 17 Austria 3 compare
- 17 Norway 3 compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 3 compare
- 17 Monaco 3 compare
- 17 Iceland 3 compare
- 17 Slovenia 3 compare
- 17 Belarus 3 compare
- 17 Hungary 3 compare
- 17 Türkiye 3 compare
- 17 San Marino 3 compare
- 17 Russian Federation 3 compare
- 17 Albania 3 compare
- 17 Poland 3 compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 compare
- 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 compare
- 17 Serbia 3 compare
- 17 Portugal 3 compare
- 17 Belgium 3 compare
- 17 Tunisia 3 compare
- 17 Spain 3 compare
- 17 Italy 3 compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 3 compare
- 17 France 3 compare
- 17 North Macedonia 3 compare
- 17 Malta 3 compare
- 17 Andorra 3 compare
- 17 Sweden 3 compare
- 17 Ireland 3 compare
- 17 Lithuania 3 compare
- 17 Cyprus 3 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 3 compare
- 17 Germany 3 compare
- 17 Lebanon 3 compare
- 17 Turkmenistan 3 compare
- 17 Yemen 3 compare
- 17 Qatar 3 compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 3 compare
- 17 Bulgaria 3 compare
- 17 Estonia 3 compare
- 17 Montenegro 3 compare
- 17 Armenia 3 compare
- 17 Netherlands 3 compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 3 compare
- 17 Luxembourg 3 compare
- 17 Czechia 3 compare
- 17 Slovakia 3 compare
- 17 Denmark 3 compare
- 17 Croatia 3 compare
- 17 Ukraine 3 compare
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Syria?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Syria was 3 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Syria ranks 17th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary 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 UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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