Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 43.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 43.6%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 48.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2009.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 17.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 18.4% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 43.6% | 48.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic was 43.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2009.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release