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 49.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.8%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
8th
of 206 countries
All-time high
53.7%
in 2022
All-time low
14.8%
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 49.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 53.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2009.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 31.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | -2.5% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 49.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 49.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 6.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 15.7% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 49.8% | 53.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 5 Central African Republic 54.2% compare
- 6 Mali 52.2% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 50.6% compare
- 8 Madagascar 49.8% compare
- 10 Chad 49.6% compare
- 11 South Sudan 47.9% compare
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 49.8% 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 53.7% 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 14.8% in 2009.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th 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 37.6%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release